super-
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.
Prefix edit
super-
- located above; (anatomy) superior in position
- superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from [1])
- a more inclusive category
- beyond, over, or upon
- greater than in quantity
- excessive; exceptionally large in quantity
- superior in title or status
- superior in power or potency
- (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
- (physics) regarding supersymmetry
- (fiction) regarding superheroes
Synonyms edit
- (above): on-, en-, epi-, supra-, sur-, hyper-
- (inclusive): hyper-, meta-
- (beyond): trans-, ultra-
- (more than): pleo-
- (excessive): over-, hyper-
- (powerful): forti-, mega-
- (augmentative): supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
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terms derived from super- (above)
terms derived from super- (inclusive)
terms derived from super- (beyond)
terms derived from super- (more than)
terms derived from super- (excessive)
terms derived from super- (superior)
terms derived from super- (supersymmetry)
terms derived from super- (superheroes)
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Translations edit
above, over, or upon
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superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position
(fiction) relating to superheroes
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Further reading edit
- “super-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “super-”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “super- (prefix),” December 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1598056507.
Anagrams edit
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super-
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- “super-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “super-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “super-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “super-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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super-
- (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.
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Audio (file)
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super-
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English super-), ultimately from Latin super-.
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- “super-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-.
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super-
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See super.
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super-
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
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super-
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References edit
- “super-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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super-
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- “super-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin super-.
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super-
- super-
- super- + mocarstwo → supermocarstwo
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- super- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin super-.
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super-
- super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position)
- super- (relating to superheroes)
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Spanish edit
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super-
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- “super-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014