super-

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)upəː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsupəɹ/
• Hyphenation: su‧per-

super-

1. located above; (anatomy) superior in position

   superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from ^[1])

2. a more inclusive category

   supercategory, superfamily, superculture

3. beyond, over, or upon

   supernatural, superhuman, supersonic

4. greater than in quantity

   superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation

5. excessive; exceptionally large in quantity

   superphosphate, superhydration

6. superior in title or status

   superintendent, supervisor

7. superior in power or potency

   supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent

8. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional

   superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright

9. (physics) regarding supersymmetry

   superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP

10. (fiction) regarding superheroes

    superheroic

• (above): on-, en-, epi-, supra-, sur-, hyper-
• (inclusive): hyper-, meta-
• (beyond): trans-, ultra-
• (more than): pleo-
• (excessive): over-, hyper-
• (powerful): forti-, mega-
• (augmentative): supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great

• infra-
• sub-

• super

• “super-”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “super-”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

• sprue, Rupes, Pre-Us, re-ups, pures, Prues, Purse, purse, reups, rupes, puers

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-.

super-

1. super-

• “super-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “super-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “super-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “super-”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Ultimately from Latin super-.

super-

1. super-

• “super-”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “super-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• super- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

super-

1. (informal) very
   • 2012, C.J. Box, Tre uger endnu, Klim, →ISBN:

     Det er superfint, når hele branchen er samlet på ét sted, selv om jeg ikke kan fordrage Berlin.

     It is really nice that the entire trade is gathered in one place, although I despise Berlin.

   • 2012, Rikke Nielsen, Dorte Kvist, Til sidste fløjt, Art People, →ISBN, page 8:

     En supersød pige på alder med mig, som klarer sig godt på holdet.

     A very nice girl my age, who is doing well on the team.

2. super-

   Synonym: over-

   Antonym: sub-

• herre-
• mega-

• hyper-
• kæmpe-

• “super-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

• Audio:

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super-

1. super-

Prefix form of super (“above, over”), in imitation of Latin super-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuper-/
• Rhymes: -uper-
• Syllabification: su‧per-

super-

1. super-, over-, hyper-

• “super”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “super-”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Internationalism (see English super-), ultimately from Latin super-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuper-/, [ˈs̠upe̞r-]

super-

1. (usually in loanwords) super-

• As curiosity, "Superman", is Teräsmies (“Steel-man”) in Finnish.

• erikois-
• yli-

• “super-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• persu, perus, perus-, purse

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-.

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ/

super-

1. super-, over-

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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super-

1. super-

   Synonym: über-

• “super-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)
• “super-” in Duden online

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sopra- and sovra-.

super-

1. super-, over-

• pruse, ruspe, sprue

See super.

super-

1. super-; over, above

Ultimately from Latin super-.

super-

1. super-

• supra-

• “super-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Ultimately from Latin super-.

super-

1. super-

• supra-

• “super-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Learned borrowing from Latin super-.

• IPA^(key): /su.pɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -upɛr
• Syllabification: su‧per-
• Homophone: super

super-

1. super-

   ‎super- + ‎mocarstwo → ‎supermocarstwo

• nad-

• “super-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre- and, more distantly, of hiper-.

super-

1. super- (superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title or position)
2. super- (relating to superheroes)
   • 1991 November, Mauricio de Sousa, “DUELO em QUADRINHOS [Comics duel]”, in Cebolinha (Turma da Mônica), number 59, São Paulo: Editora Globo, panel 5, page 3, column 2:

     ESTOU BOLANDO UMA HISTÓLIA EM QUADLINHOS COM O MEU PELSONAGEM, O SUPER-HIPELEXTLA!

     I'm coming up with a comic for my character Superhyperextra!

• “super-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “super-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “super-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “super-”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sobre-.

• IPA^(key): /supeɾ/ [su.peɾ]
• Syllabification: su‧per-

super-

1. super-, over-

• “super-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025