See also: Superbus

English edit

Etymology edit

super- +‎ bus

Noun edit

superbus (plural superbuses)

  1. A bus which is larger than or superior to ordinary buses.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Italic *superiðos; equivalent to super (above) + -idus.

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Adjective edit

superbus (feminine superba, neuter superbum, comparative superbior, superlative superbissimus, adverb superbē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (in a bad sense) proud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty, uncivil, insolent, discourteous
    Synonyms: ferōx, īnsolēns, arrogāns, impudēns
    Antonym: pudēns
  2. (in a good sense) proud, superior, superb, excellent, distinguished; splendid, magnificent

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative superbus superba superbum superbī superbae superba
Genitive superbī superbae superbī superbōrum superbārum superbōrum
Dative superbō superbō superbīs
Accusative superbum superbam superbum superbōs superbās superba
Ablative superbō superbā superbō superbīs
Vocative superbe superba superbum superbī superbae superba

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References edit

  • superbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • superbus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • superbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • superbus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers