superbe

See also: supèrbe and süperbe

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁb/

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.

Adjective

superbe (plural superbes)

1. superb; excellent, impressive
2. haughty

   Synonym: hautin

Derived terms

• télékie superbe
• yucca superbe

Noun

superbe m or f by sense (plural superbes)

1. proud, arrogant person

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin superbia.

Noun

superbe f (uncountable)

1. pride, arrogance

   Synonyms: orgueil, arrogance

Further reading

• “superbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

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Adjective

superbe

1. inflection of superb:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

superbe

1. feminine plural of superbo

Latin

Etymology 1

superbus (“proud, superb; excellent, splendid; arrogant, haughty”) +‎ -ē (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives)

Adverb

superbē (comparative superbius, superlative superbissimē)

1. proudly, superbly; excellently, splendidly; arrogantly, haughtily

Related terms

• superbia
• superbiō
• superbiter
• superbus

Etymology 2

Adjective

superbe

1. vocative masculine singular of superbus

References

• “superbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “superbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• superbe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.