superstes

Latin

Etymology

From superstō (“I survive”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈper.stes/, [sʊˈpɛr.stɛs]

Noun

superstes m, f (genitive superstitis); third declension

  1. survivor

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative superstes superstitēs
Genitive superstitis superstitum
Dative superstitī superstitibus
Accusative superstitem superstitēs
Ablative superstite superstitibus
Vocative superstes superstitēs

Descendants

References
  • superstes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superstes in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • superstes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • superstes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to outlive, survive all one's kin: omnium suorum or omnibus suis superstitem esse
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