verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
superēmineō
superēmineō (present infinitive superēminēre, perfect active superēminuī)
Classical[sʊ.pɛ.reːˈmɪ.ne.oː]Ecclesiastical[su.pe.reˈmiː.ne.o]
Meaning
- ambitransitiveto be above; appear, stand out or rise above; tower over or above; top or overtop
[...] illa pharētram
Diana carries her quiver upon her shoulder, and as she walks, she rises above all other goddesses.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.500–501
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
super cēterōs exstōsuperēmineō -ēre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 7
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | superēmineō | superēminēbam | superēminēbō | superēminuī | superēminueram | superēminuerō |
| 2nd sg. | superēminēs | superēminēbās | superēminēbis | superēminuistī | superēminuerās | superēminueris |
| 3rd sg. | superēminet | superēminēbat | superēminēbit | superēminuit | superēminuerat | superēminuerit |
| 1st pl. | superēminēmus | superēminēbāmus | superēminēbimus | superēminuimus | superēminuerāmus | superēminuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | superēminētis | superēminēbātis | superēminēbitis | superēminuistis | superēminuerātis | superēminueritis |
| 3rd pl. | superēminent | superēminēbant | superēminēbunt | superēminuērunt superēminuēre | superēminuerant | superēminuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | superēmineam | superēminērem | superēminuerim | superēminuissem |
| 2nd sg. | superēmineās | superēminērēs | superēminuerīs | superēminuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | superēmineat | superēminēret | superēminuerit | superēminuisset |
| 1st pl. | superēmineāmus | superēminērēmus | superēminuerīmus | superēminuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | superēmineātis | superēminērētis | superēminuerītis | superēminuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | superēmineant | superēminērent | superēminuerint | superēminuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | superēminē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | superēminēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | superēminētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | superēminētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | superēminētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | superēminentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | superēminēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | superēminuisse | — |
| present participle | superēminēns | — |
gerundsuperēminendī, superēminendō, superēminendum
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
super-ēmineō —, —, ēre,
to overtop, surmount, rise above, tower over: victor viros supereminet omnīs, V.: fluctūs omnīs, O.
Origins
From super- + ēmineō (“stand out”), from ē- (“out of”), short form of ex-, + *mineō.
In English words that came into English from superēmineō
- supereminentsupereminens