supervacuus

Latin

Etymology

From super (“above”) + vacuus (“vacant”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /su.perˈwa.ku.us/, [sʊ.pɛrˈwa.kʊ.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su.perˈva.ku.us/, [su.perˈvaː.ku.us]

Adjective

supervacuus (feminine supervacua, neuter supervacuum); first/second declension

  1. more than needed, useless, needless, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative supervacuus supervacua supervacuum supervacuī supervacuae supervacua
Genitive supervacuī supervacuae supervacuī supervacuōrum supervacuārum supervacuōrum
Dative supervacuō supervacuō supervacuīs
Accusative supervacuum supervacuam supervacuum supervacuōs supervacuās supervacua
Ablative supervacuō supervacuā supervacuō supervacuīs
Vocative supervacue supervacua supervacuum supervacuī supervacuae supervacua

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: supervacuous
  • Portuguese: supervacâneo
  • Spanish: supervacáneo

References
  • supervacuus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • supervacuus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • supervacuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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