LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no supine stem

superfluō1

superfluō (present infinitive superfluere, perfect active superflūxī)
Classical[sʊˈpɛr.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[suˈpɛr.flu.o]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto run over, overflow
  2. figurativelyintransitiveto be superabundant, superabound; to be superfluous
  3. transitiveto flow by or past

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.superfluōsuperfluēbamsuperfluamsuperflūxīsuperflūxeramsuperflūxerō
2nd sg.superfluissuperfluēbāssuperfluēssuperflūxistīsuperflūxerāssuperflūxeris
3rd sg.superfluitsuperfluēbatsuperfluetsuperflūxitsuperflūxeratsuperflūxerit
1st pl.superfluimussuperfluēbāmussuperfluēmussuperflūximussuperflūxerāmussuperflūxerimus
2nd pl.superfluitissuperfluēbātissuperfluētissuperflūxistissuperflūxerātissuperflūxeritis
3rd pl.superfluuntsuperfluēbantsuperfluentsuperflūxērunt
superflūxēre		superflūxerantsuperflūxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.superfluamsuperflueremsuperflūxerimsuperflūxissem
2nd sg.superfluāssuperfluerēssuperflūxerīssuperflūxissēs
3rd sg.superfluatsuperflueretsuperflūxeritsuperflūxisset
1st pl.superfluāmussuperfluerēmussuperflūxerīmussuperflūxissēmus
2nd pl.superfluātissuperfluerētissuperflūxerītissuperflūxissētis
3rd pl.superfluantsuperfluerentsuperflūxerintsuperflūxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.superfluorsuperfluēbarsuperfluar
2nd sg.superflueris
superfluere		superfluēbāris
superfluēbāre		superfluēris
superfluēre
3rd sg.superfluitursuperfluēbātursuperfluētur
1st pl.superfluimursuperfluēbāmursuperfluēmur
2nd pl.superfluiminīsuperfluēbāminīsuperfluēminī
3rd pl.superfluuntursuperfluēbantursuperfluentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.superfluarsuperfluerer
2nd sg.superfluāris
superfluāre		superfluerēris
superfluerēre
3rd sg.superfluātursuperfluerētur
1st pl.superfluāmursuperfluerēmur
2nd pl.superfluāminīsuperfluerēminī
3rd pl.superfluantursuperfluerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.superfluesuperfluere
pres. 2nd pl.superfluitesuperfluiminī
fut. 2nd sg.superfluitōsuperfluitor
fut. 3rd sg.superfluitōsuperfluitor
fut. 2nd pl.superfluitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.superfluuntōsuperfluuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesuperflueresuperfluī
perfect infinitivesuperflūxisse—
present participlesuperfluēns—
future participle—superfluendus
gerundsuperfluendī, superfluendō, superfluendum

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuperfluō

Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin superfluō From super- + fluō (“flow”).

adverb
superfluō2
superfluō (not comparable)
Classical[sʊˈpɛr.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[suˈpɛr.flu.o]

Meaning

  1. not comparablesuperfluously

sŭperflŭō, adv., v. superfluus
I. fin.

Origins

From superfluus (“superfluous”), from superfluō (“to be superfluous”), from super- + fluō (“flow”).

Quick answers

What does superfluō mean in Latin?
superfluō, a verb, means “to run over, overflow; to be superabundant, superabound; to be superfluous”.
What are the principal parts of superfluō?
superfluō, superfluere, superflūxī (third conjugation, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce superfluō?
In classical Latin, [sʊˈpɛr.fɫu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈpɛr.flu.o].
Where does superfluō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin superfluō.