super-

See also: super, souper, Super, súper, süper, and supèr-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

Prefix

super-

  1. located above; (anatomy) superior in position
    superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from [1])
  2. a more inclusive category
    supercategory, superfamily, superculture
  3. beyond, over, or upon
    supernatural, superhuman, supersonic
  4. greater than in quantity
    superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation
  5. excessive; exceptionally large in quantity
    superphosphate, superhydration
  6. superior in title or status
    superintendent, supervisor
  7. superior in power or potency
    supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent
  8. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
    superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright
  9. (physics) regarding supersymmetry
    superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP
  10. (fiction) regarding superheroes
    superheroic

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with super-

Translations

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Further reading

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “super- (prefix),” December 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1598056507.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super.

Prefix

super-

  1. super-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with super-

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin super.

Prefix

super-

  1. super-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with super-

Further reading

  • super- in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • super- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • super- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

Prefix

super-

  1. (informal) very
    • 2012, C.J. Box, Tre uger endnu, Klim, →ISBN:
      Det er superfint, når hele branchen er samlet på ét sted, selv om jeg ikke kan fordrage Berlin.
      It is really nice that the entire trade is gathered in one place, although I despise Berlin.
    • 2012, Rikke Nielsen, Dorte Kvist, Til sidste fløjt, Art People, →ISBN, page 8:
      En supersød pige på alder med mig, som klarer sig godt på holdet.
      A very nice girl my age, who is doing well on the team.

Synonyms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

super-

  1. super-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with super-

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin super-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsuper]
  • Rhymes: -uper
  • Hyphenation: su‧per

Prefix

super-

  1. super-

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with super-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English super-), ultimately from Latin super-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuper-/, [ˈs̠upe̞r-]

Prefix

super-

  1. super-

Usage notes

Synonyms

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with super-

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.pɛʁ/

Prefix

super-

  1. super-, over-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with super-

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

  1. super-, over-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with super-

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

See super.

Prefix

super-

  1. super-; over, above

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with super-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

  1. super-

See also

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with super-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

  1. super-

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with super-

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.pɛr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -upɛr
  • Syllabification: su‧per
  • Homophone: super

Prefix

super-

  1. super-
    super- + mocarstwosupermocarstwo

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with super-

See also

Further reading

  • super- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-

Prefix

super-

  1. super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position)
  2. super- (relating to superheroes)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with super-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /supeɾ/ [su.peɾ]
  • Syllabification: su‧per-

Prefix

super-

  1. super-, over-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with super-

Further reading

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