Lemma 1super
preposition
upon/on; over, above, about; besides (space); during (time); beyond (degree)Morphology
inv.super · regular
Lewis & Short
sŭper, See superus.
above, over (often confounded in MSS. and edd. with , ).
, above, on top, thereupon, upon, (rare but ).
, of place: implenturque super puppes, from above, by rain.
Of that which is over and above in number or quantity, over, moreover, besides: cui neque apud Danaos usquam locus; 11, 670: voto deus aequoris alti Annuerat. — With
Less of that which is left over, over, left, remaining.
with and , over, above, on the top of, upon, on.
With
, of place or situation; , § Dinter (al. quā)
Of position or distance, above, beyond: Nomentanus erat super ipsum, Porcius , was above him (at table). — Of geographical situation. — Of official position ( = ).
Of time, during, at (postAug.)
Of that which is over and above a certain number or quantity, over, above, beyond, upon, besides, in addition to (not till after the period): vox non paene tragoedorum sed super omnes tragoedos. — With numerals — : super omnia, above all, before all (in Plin. the elder, super omnia and super omnes always at the beginning of the phrase; Sillig ad )
Hence, , , for plus quam, amplius quam, more than (late )
With
, of place or situation (rare and mostly ).
Of time ( , A. 2. a.), during, in.
For the usual de, to indicate respect, reference, upon, about, concerning, respecting ( in the and after the period; in Cic. only a few times in his letters; not in Cæs.): nemo antea fecit super tali re cum hoc magistratu utique rem, Cato Fest. superescit, p. 305 Müll.
Over and above, besides, beyond (very rare).?*! In composition, super denotes.
Above, over, of place: supercerno, supercresco, superdo, superemineo, superemorior, superferc, superfluo, superfugio, superfundo, supergredior, superjacio, superimpono, superincumbo, superinduco, supernato, superpono, supersedeo, supersterno, supersto, supervehor, supervenio,
Less , over and above, besides, in addition: superaddo, superbibo, supersum, superstes, superfio.
to lead or draw over: novercam tot liberis, to bring or put over, Capitol. M. Aur.
To add, subjoin.
to superabound, be superfluous (late ), Serm. 14, §.
To be abundantly exalted above.
to be more than effulgent (late )
to overtop, to appear or be above, to rise above ( and in prose).
Neutr.: (al. semper eminens). — Hence, sŭpĕrēmĭnens, entis, P. a., rising above, prominent;
very excellent, superexcellent.
to leap up, exult greatly.
to conceive anew while still with young, to superfetate.
to be over and above, to be left, to remain very rare.
a.
Neutr., to run over, overflow (mostly postAug.; only once in Cic.; redundo).
To be superabundant, to superabound.
, to be superfluous; ( deesse)
To have a superabundance of a thing —
, to flow by or past: Spald.
Carried or heaped upon or over.
Covered over, covered up.
dep. a. and, to step, walk, or go over ().
, to pass over, get over, surmount; to surpass, exceed, excel.
To live through, survive a period of time.
To be superior to, elevated above.?*!
form sŭpergrĕ-dĭo, dĕre, to go over, pass: (dub.).
sŭpergressus, a, um, in signif.
to hang over, overhang (very rare): mons superimminens, Hilar, in.
overhanging.