verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
superbiō
superbiō (present infinitive superbīre)
Classical[sʊˈpɛr.bi.oː]Ecclesiastical[suˈpɛr.bi.o]
Meaning
- to be haughty or proud; take pride in
- to be superb
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
superbus sumsuperbiō -īre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 9
superbus fīōsuperbiō -īre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 17
Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | superbiō | superbiēbam | superbiam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | superbīs | superbiēbās | superbiēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | superbit | superbiēbat | superbiet | — | — | superbīerit |
| 1st pl. | superbīmus | superbiēbāmus | superbiēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | superbītis | superbiēbātis | superbiētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | superbiunt | superbiēbant | superbient | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | superbiam | superbīrem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | superbiās | superbīrēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | superbiat | superbīret | superbīerit | — |
| 1st pl. | superbiāmus | superbīrēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | superbiātis | superbīrētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | superbiant | superbīrent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | superbī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | superbīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | superbītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | superbītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | superbītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | superbiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | superbīre | — |
| present participle | superbiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | superbīta superbītā, superbītae, superbītam, superbītārum, superbītās, superbītī, superbītōrum, superbītōs, superbītum, superbītus |
| future participle | — | superbienda superbiendā, superbiendae, superbiendam, superbiendārum, superbiendās, superbiende, superbiendīs, superbiendōrum, superbiendōs, superbiendus |
gerundsuperbiendī, superbiendō, superbiendum
sŭperbĭo, īre, 4, v. n. superbus,
I. to be haughty or proud, to take pride in a thing (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: si habes quod liqueat, neque respondes, superbis, * Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 94 Orell. (dub.;
B. and K. and Halm, superbe): ut nostris tumefacta superbiat Umbria libris, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 63. avi nomine, Ov. M. 11, 218: patriis actis, id. H. 8, 43: formā multa superbit avis, id. Med. Fac. 34: formā, id. A. A. 3, 103: nimis triumviratu suo, Plin. 9, 35, 59, § 122: honore, Phaedr. 5, 7, 38: superbire miles, quod, etc., Tac. A. 1, 19 fin.— Poet. with inf.: spoliare superbit Oenides, disdains, Stat. Th. 8, 588.—Absol., Vulg. Deut. 17, 12 al.—II. Transf., of things and in a good sense, to be superb, splendid, magnificent:
et quae sub Tyriā concha superbit aquā, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 22. torus radiis auri, Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 79: silva Phlegraeis exuviis, id. Rapt. Pros. 3, 337: hac (gemma) apud Menandrum et Philemonem fabulae superbiunt, Plin. 37, 7, 33, § 106.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
superbiō —, —, īre
superbus, to be haughty, take pride, plume oneself : avi Nomine, O.: formā, O.: honore, Ph.—Fig.: quae sub Tyriā concha superbit aquā, is magnificent , Pr.: superbire miles, quod, etc., Ta.
Origins
From superbus (“proud, superb; excellent, splendid; arrogant, haughty”) + -iō.