super

English Online Dictionary. What means super‎? What does super mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (MLE) IPA^(key): /ˈsypɑ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.pɚ/, [ˈsʉu̯.pɚ]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsʉː.pə(ɹ)/, [ˈsïɯ.pə(ɹ)]
• Homophone: souper (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: su‧per
• Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

Adjective

super (not comparable)

1. Of excellent quality, superfine.
2. Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Synonyms

• (better): awesome, excellent

Derived terms

Related terms

• super-

Translations

Adverb

super (not comparable)

1. (informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).

Etymology 2

Abbreviation by shortening.

Noun

super (plural supers)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Short for superannuation.

2. Short for supercomputer.
3. (comics, slang) Short for superhero.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.
4. (beekeeping) Short for superhive.
5. (informal, US) Short for superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
6. (neologism) Short for supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.
7. Short for supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
8. Short for supertanker.
9. Short for supervisor.
10. (television) A superimposed caption or image.

Verb

super (third-person singular simple present supers, present participle supering, simple past and past participle supered)

1. (beekeeping) Short for superhive.
   • 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:

     The question is: when is the best time to super?

2. (television) Short for superimpose.

Anagrams

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

Chinese

Etymology 1

From English super. Popularized by Eric Tsang in the Super Trio series.

Pronunciation

Interjection

super

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Used when a tied or draw situation occurs, or when one is suggesting a draw.

Etymology 2

Clipping of English supervisor.

Pronunciation

Noun

super

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) supervisor (of a student)
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) supervisor; manager

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English super, French super, from Latin super.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsupɛr]

Adjective

super (indeclinable)

1. (informal) super, great

   Synonym: supr

   Můj brácha si koupil super auto, to musíš vidět!

   Ten výlet byl prostě super!

Usage notes

• This word is slightly more formal than supr, yet still informal.

See also

• vynikající

Interjection

super

1. (informal) super

   Synonym: supr

Further reading

• “super”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed via English super from Latin super (“over”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsuˀb̥ɐ]

Adjective

super (neuter super or supert, plural super or (unofficial) supre)

1. (informal) terrific

Adverb

super

1. (informal) very

Synonyms

• herre
• mega

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English super, ultimately from Latin super.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsy.pər/
• Hyphenation: su‧per

Adverb

super

1. (informal) very, extremely, super

Derived terms

• superheld
• superkracht
• superlijm

Adjective

super (not comparable)

1. great, super

Declension

Related terms

• hyper
• over

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin super. Doublet of sur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuper/
• Rhymes: -uper
• Hyphenation: su‧per

Preposition

super

1. above

Antonyms

• sub

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin super. Doublet of the inherited sur. See also hyper, borrowed from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ/

Adjective

super (invariable)

1. superb, great

Derived terms

• super amas stellaire
• super-amas d'étoiles
• super-amas stellaire
• super combiné

Descendants

• → Turkish: süper

Adverb

super

1. (informal) extremely, very (as an intensifier)

Synonyms

• vachement
• hyper

Interjection

super

1. great, fantastic

Related terms

• super-

Etymology 2

Probably a borrowing from a Germanic language, from *sūpaną (“to sip, sup”). If so then doublet of souper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pe/

Verb

super

1. (regional) to suck, to sip

Conjugation

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• peurs, pures, repus, rupes

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super; modern usage influenced by English super.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzuːpɐ/ (prescriptive standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsu(ː)pɐ/ (Austria)

Adjective

super (strong nominative masculine singular superer, not comparable)

1. (colloquial) super, great, awesome

   Synonyms: klasse, spitze

Usage notes

In the standard language, super is indeclinable; it is only rarely declined in colloquial usage.

Declension

Derived terms

• supi

Further reading

• “super” in Duden online
• “super” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Preposition

super

1. about (focused on a given topic)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super. Cf. sopra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.per/
• Rhymes: -uper
• Hyphenation: sù‧per

Adjective

super (invariable)

1. super

Noun

super m (invariable)

1. the best
2. superphosphate

Noun

super f (invariable)

1. the best grade of petrol

Anagrams

• pruse, ruspe, sprue

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *super, from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”).

The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional. The ablative is from the ablative of cause.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsʊ.pɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsuː.per]

Preposition

super (+ accusative, ablative)

1. (with accusative or ablative) [of place] above, on the top of, upon

2. (with accusative) [of place] above, beyond
3. (with accusative) [of measure] above, beyond, over, in addition to
4. (with ablative) concerning, regarding

Derived terms

• super-

Adverb

super (not comparable)

1. above, on top, over
2. upwards
3. moreover, in addition, besides, on top of this, too, also

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.

Antonyms

• sub

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• “super”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “super”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• super in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
• super in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English super.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.pɛr/
• Rhymes: -upɛr
• Syllabification: su‧per
• Homophone: super-

Adjective

super (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb)

1. (colloquial) great, excellent

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry

Adverb

super (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) excellently

See also

• super-

Further reading

• super in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• super in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• súper (prescriptive)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin super; cf. also English super. Doublet of the inherited sobre.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧per

Adverb

super (not comparable)

1. (informal) super, very (intensifier)

   Synonyms: muito, bastante, bué, mega

Adjective

super (invariable)

1. super

Related terms

• super-

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French super. Doublet of spre.

Adjective

super m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. superb, great

Declension

Adverb

super

1. superbly

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• suber
• supre
• subre

Etymology

From Latin super.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /super/

Preposition

super

1. on, on top of, above

   Synonym: supra

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super; cf. also English super. Doublet of the inherited sobre.

Adjective

super (invariable)

1. (intensifier) very, mega

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʉːpɛr/

Verb

super

1. present indicative of supa

Adjective

super (not comparable)

1. perfect, super, excellent, great

   det blir super! ― that's going to be great!

Declension

Only used predicatively.