super-

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

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)upəː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsupəɹ/
Hyphenation: su‧per-

Prefix

super-

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

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)

Related terms

super

Translations

above, over, or upon

Catalan: sobre- (ca), super- (ca)
Finnish: yli- (fi)
Galician: sobre- (gl)
Georgian: ზე- (ze-)
German: über- (de)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Icelandic: ofur-
Italian: sovra-
Middle English: sur-, over-
Pashto: يبي (íbí)
Portuguese: sobre- (pt)
Russian: су́пер- (ru) (súper-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)
Swedish: över- (sv), super- (sv)
Welsh: uwch-, goruwch-, gor- (cy), ar-, tra-

superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position

Catalan: super- (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 超 (zh) (chāo), ^{(please verify)} 特 (zh) (tè)
Czech: super-
Finnish: yli- (fi), super- (fi)
Georgian: სუპერ- (suṗer-), ზე- (ze-)
Japanese: 超- (ja) (chō-)
Pashto: يبي (íbí)
Polish: super- (pl)
Portuguese: super- (pt)
Russian: су́пер- (ru) (súper-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)

inclusive

Finnish: super- (fi)

(physics) relating to supersymmetry

Finnish: super- (fi)

(fiction) relating to superheroes

Catalan: super- (ca)
Finnish: super- (fi)
Italian: super- (it)
Pashto: يبي m (íbí)
Portuguese: super- (pt)
Russian: су́пер- (ru) (súper-)
Welsh: siwpyr-

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 超- (zh) (chāo-)
French: ^{(please verify)} super- (fr)
German: ^{(please verify)} über (de), ^{(please verify)} super- (de)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 超- (ja) (ちょう-, chō-)
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} над- (nad-), ^{(please verify)} супер- (super-)
Persian: ^{(please verify)} سوپر (fa) (super-), ^{(please verify)} ابر (fa) (abar-)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} supra- (ro)
Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} os-
Slovene: ^{(please verify)} nad-, ^{(please verify)} super-
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} super- (es), ^{(please verify)} sobre- (es)

Anagrams

sprue, Rupes, Pre-Us, re-ups, pures, Prues, Purse, purse, reups, rupes, puers

Catalan

Etymology

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

Prefix

super-

super-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with super-

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin super-.

Prefix

super-

super-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with super-

Danish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

Prefix

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.
super-
Synonym: over-

Antonym: sub-