superbus

See also: Superbus

English

Etymology

super- +‎ bus

Noun

superbus (plural superbuses)

  1. A bus which is larger than or superior to ordinary buses.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From super. Compare with Ancient Greek ὑπέρβιος (hupérbios).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈper.bus/, [sʊˈpɛr.bʊs]
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Adjective

superbus (feminine superba, neuter superbum); first/second declension

  1. (in a bad sense) proud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty, uncivil, insolent, discourteous
  2. (in a good sense) proud, superior, superb, excellent, distinguished; splendid, magnificent

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative superbus superba superbum superbī superbae superba
Genitive superbī superbae superbī superbōrum superbārum superbōrum
Dative superbō superbae superbō superbīs superbīs superbīs
Accusative superbum superbam superbum superbōs superbās superba
Ablative superbō superbā superbō superbīs superbīs superbīs
Vocative superbe superba superbum superbī superbae superba

Descendants

See also

References
  • superbus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superbus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • superbus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • superbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • superbus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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