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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

super- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˌs(j)upəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌsupəɹ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) located above; (anatomy) superior in position
    • superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from )
  2. (morpheme) a more inclusive category
    • supercategory, superfamily, superculture
  3. (morpheme) beyond, over, or upon
    • supernatural, superhuman, supersonic
  4. (morpheme) greater than in quantity
    • superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation
  5. (morpheme) excessive; exceptionally large in quantity
    • superphosphate, superhydration
  6. (morpheme) superior in title or status
    • superintendent, supervisor
  7. (morpheme) superior in power or potency
    • supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent
  8. (augmentative, morpheme) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
    • superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright
  9. (morpheme) regarding supersymmetry
    • superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP
  10. (morpheme) regarding superheroes
    • superheroic

Antonyms

infra- · sub-

Deriveds

superantigen (terms derived from super- (superior)) · superimpose (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · superculture (terms derived from super- (inclusive)) · supercomputer (terms derived from super- (superior)) · supersonic (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · supersharp (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · superfamily (terms derived from super- (inclusive)) · superoccipital (terms derived from super- (above)) · superrotation (terms derived from super- (more than)) · superlabial (terms derived from super- (above)) · superpartner (terms derived from super- (supersymmetry)) · supercow (terms derived from super- (superior)) · superminded (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · supervision (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · superfine (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · superwavelength (terms derived from super- (more than)) · superblizzard (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · superset (terms derived from super- (inclusive)) · superpower (terms derived from super- (superheroes)) · superWIMP (terms derived from super- (supersymmetry)) · superhuman (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · supernatural (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · supervolcano (terms derived from super- (superior)) · superbright (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · supertastic (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · superphosphate (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · superactivity (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · superstition (terms derived from super- (beyond)) · superquiet (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · superpotent (terms derived from super- (superior)) · supersynchronous (terms derived from super- (more than)) · superheroic (terms derived from super- (superheroes)) · superbenevolent (terms derived from super- (excessive)) · superparticle (terms derived from super- (supersymmetry)) · superglacial (terms derived from super- (above)) · supercategory (terms derived from super- (inclusive)) · superfluous (terms derived from super- (excessive))

Relateds

super

Synonyms

epi- (above) · over- · giga- · on- (above) · ultra- (beyond) · great · maxi- · arch- · forti- (powerful) · en- (above) · ultra- · supra- · hyper- (above) · -zilla · pleo- (more than) · meta- · supra- (above) · hyper- · macro- · trans- (beyond) · hyper- · grand · mega- (powerful) · mega- · uber- · sur- (above) · hyper- · over-

Translations (62)

gl sobre- (above, over, or upon) · it sovra- (above, over, or upon) · ru над- (inclusive) · hu szuper- ((physics) relating to supersymmetry) · pl super- (inclusive) · pl super- ((physics) relating to supersymmetry) · ru сверх- (above, over, or upon) · fi super- ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · cs super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · pl nad- (above, over, or upon) · es super- (above, over, or upon) · cy siwpyr- ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · ru су́пер- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · cmn(superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · es sobre- (above, over, or upon) · fi super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · ca super- (above, over, or upon) · ka ზე- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · ka სუპერ- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · hu szuper- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · ca super- ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · cy uwch- (above, over, or upon) · it super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · pt sobre- (above, over, or upon) · ru супер- (inclusive) · cy gor- (above, over, or upon) · ka ზე- (above, over, or upon) · ru су́пер- (above, over, or upon) · sv super- (above, over, or upon) · sv över- (above, over, or upon) · ru сверх- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · ps يبي ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · ps يبي (above, over, or upon) · pl super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · cy ar- (above, over, or upon) · fi yli- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · it super- ((physics) relating to supersymmetry) · hu szuper- (above, over, or upon) · it super- ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · pt super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · fi super- ((physics) relating to supersymmetry) · is ofur- (above, over, or upon) · de über- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · enm over- (above, over, or upon) · it super- (inclusive) · fi yli- (above, over, or upon) · de super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · ja 超- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · fi super- (inclusive) · ru су́пер- ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · pl super- ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · cy goruwch- (above, over, or upon) · ru супер- ((physics) relating to supersymmetry) · ca sobre- (above, over, or upon) · enm sur- (above, over, or upon) · ps يبي (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · it super- (above, over, or upon) · ca super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position) · pl ponad- (above, over, or upon) · cy tra- (above, over, or upon) · pt super- ((fiction) relating to superheroes) · de über- (above, over, or upon)