LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

sŭper-fĕro

Meaning

  1. To carry over

sŭper-fĕro, ferre, v. a.
I. To carry over or beyond, to place or put over (postAug.): pedem parturienti, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 103. — Pass., to go, ride, fly, swim, etc., over: pisces, Plin. 9, 16, 25, § 58; App. de Mundo fin.; Tert. Bapt. 4; Mart. Cap. 8, § 882. —
II. To carry over or beyond the time: periclitari partus, si superferatur, Plin. 32, 10, 46, § 133. —
B. To raise high, carry over the head: aurum, Plin. 33, 4, 25, § 84.—Hence, sŭperlātus, a, um, P. a., extravagant, excessive, exaggerated: verba (with translata), Cic. Part. Or. 15, 53; Quint. 8, 3, 43.

In English words that came into English from sŭper-fĕro

  • superlativesuperlātīvus

Quick answers

What does sŭper-fĕro mean in Latin?
sŭper-fĕro, a verb, means “To carry over”.