supersum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /suˈper.sum/, [s̠ʊˈpɛrs̠ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /suˈper.sum/, [suˈpɛrsum]
Verb
[edit]supersum (present infinitive superesse, perfect active superfuī, future participle superfutūrus); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle
- to remain, to still remain, to be left, left over
- to survive (usually + dative)
- 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.1:
- Nihil praeter arma et naves superesset
- Had nothing survived but their swords and ships
- Nihil praeter arma et naves superesset
- to be in abundance, to abound
- to be superfluous
- to support, advocate (for), defend
Use
[edit]Despite there being a passive for "to survive" in English, this verb is a completely active verb. Therefore, "to be survived" is expressed by reversing the subject and object.
Conjugation
[edit]References
[edit]- “supersum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “supersum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- supersum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
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