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super-

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

English

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Etymology

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

Prefix

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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

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Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with super-
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

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-.

Prefix

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super-

  1. super-

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Czech

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin super-.

Prefix

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super-

  1. super-

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  • 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

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Prefix

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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.

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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super-

  1. super-

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin super-.

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super-

  1. super-

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Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsuper-/, [ˈs̠upe̞r-]

Prefix

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super-

  1. super-

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-.

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Prefix

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super-

  1. super-, over-

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

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super-

  1. super-, over-

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Latin

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Etymology

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See super.

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super-

  1. super-; over, above

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin super-.

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super-

  1. super-

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Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with super-

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin super-.

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super-

  1. super-

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

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Prefix

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super-

  1. super-
    ‎super- + ‎mocarstwo → ‎supermocarstwo

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Further reading

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  • super- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-

Prefix

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super-

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

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-.

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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super-

  1. super-, over-

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