superfluus
Latin
Etymology
From superfluō (“I am superfluous”), from super + fluō (“flow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈper.flu.us/, [sʊˈpɛr.fɫʊ.ʊs]
Adjective
superfluus (feminine superflua, neuter superfluum); first/second declension
- running over, overflowing
- (figuratively) superfluous, unnecessary
- (figuratively) that is left over, remaining
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | superfluus | superflua | superfluum | superfluī | superfluae | superflua | |
| genitive | superfluī | superfluae | superfluī | superfluōrum | superfluārum | superfluōrum | |
| dative | superfluō | superfluō | superfluīs | ||||
| accusative | superfluum | superfluam | superfluum | superfluōs | superfluās | superflua | |
| ablative | superfluō | superfluā | superfluō | superfluīs | |||
| vocative | superflue | superflua | superfluum | superfluī | superfluae | superflua | |
Synonyms
- (superfluus): supervacāneus, supervacuus
Derived terms
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Descendants
References
- superfluus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- superfluus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- superfluus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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