superus

Meaning

above, upper, higher

Concepts

higher

high

tall

Synonyms

altus

Translations

alt

groß

hoch

haut

alto

elevato

illustre

bilind

dirêj

groot

hoog

lang

alta

alto

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsʊ.pɛ.rʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *superos, cognate to Oscan 𐌔𐌖𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌉𐌔 (supruis, dat. pl. m.)
and Umbrian 𐌔𐌖𐌐𐌓𐌖 (supru, abl. sg. m.).
Equivalent to super (“above, over”, preposition) + -us (adjectival suffix).