superbia

See also: supèrbia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin superbia.

Noun

superbia f (plural superbie)

  1. pride
  2. haughtiness
  3. pomposity

Latin

Etymology

From superbus (“haughty, proud”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈper.bi.a/, [sʊˈpɛr.bi.a]
  • Audio (classical)(file)

Noun

superbia f (genitive superbiae); first declension

  1. pride, haughtiness, arrogance
  2. conceit, vanity
  3. rudeness, discourtesy

Usage notes

While superbia generally refers to pride in a negative sense, it can also mean it in the good sense.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative superbia superbiae
Genitive superbiae superbiārum
Dative superbiae superbiīs
Accusative superbiam superbiās
Ablative superbiā superbiīs
Vocative superbia superbiae

Descendants

References
  • superbia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superbia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • superbia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • superbia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be puffed up with pride: insolentia, superbia inflatum esse
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