adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
superfluus
superfluus (feminine superflua, neuter superfluum, adverb superfluō)
Classical[sʊˈpɛr.fɫu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[suˈpɛr.flu.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverunning over, overflowing
- adjectivefigurativelysuperfluous, unnecessary
- adjectivefigurativelythat is left over, remaining
- adjectiveabundant
Superflui sunt, quorum partes simul ductae plenitudinem suam excedunt, ut puta duodenarius. Habet enim partes quinque: duodecimam, quod est unum; sextam, quod duo; quartam, quod tria; tertiam, quod quattuor; dimidiam, quod sex. Unum enim et duo, et tria, et quattuor, et sex simul ducta XVI faciunt et longe a duodenario excedunt: sic et alii similes plurimi, ut duodevicesimus, et multi tales.
Abundant numbers are those numbers whose factors added together produce a greater amount than the number itself, for instance twelve. It has five partitions: a twelfth part, which is one; a sixth, which is two; a fourth, which is three; a third, which is four; and a half part, which is six. One, two, three, four, and six added make 16 which greatly exceeds twelve: so likewise are many similar numbers, like eighteen, and many others.Isidore of Seville, Etymologies 3.5.9
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | superfluus | superflua | superfluum |
| genitive | superfluī | superfluae | superfluī |
| dative | superfluō | superfluae | superfluō |
| accusative | superfluum | superfluam | superfluum |
| ablative | superfluō | superfluā | superfluō |
| vocative | superflue | superflua | superfluum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | superfluī | superfluae | superflua |
| genitive | superfluōrum | superfluārum | superfluōrum |
| dative | superfluīs | superfluīs | superfluīs |
| accusative | superfluōs | superfluās | superflua |
| ablative | superfluīs | superfluīs | superfluīs |
| vocative | superfluī | superfluae | superflua |
sŭperflŭus, a, um, adj. superfluo,
I. running over, overflowing (post-Aug.). *
I. Lit.:
flumina campis, Plin. Pan. 82, 5. — II. Trop.
A. Superfluous, unnecessary:
invenissent forsitan necessaria, nisi et superflua quaesissent, Sen. Ep. 45, 4; Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Jul. 30: leges, Eutr. 10, 8: cura, Vulg. Eccl. 2, 26: superfluum et vanum orare pro mortuis, id. 2 Macc. 12, 44: multa superflua legisse memini, Vop. Aur. 5: species, Capitol. Ant. 8, 7.—B. That is left over, remaining:
fructus superfluos restituere, Dig. 36, 1, 58, § 7: bonorum superfluum restituere, ib. 36, 1, 58, § 1.—Plur. subst.: sŭperflŭa, ōrum, n.: corporis, i. e. excrements, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 4, 67.— Adv., superfluously. ( α ) Form sŭper-flŭē, Mart. Cap. 3, § 310; Imp. Hon. ad Symm. Ep. 10, 72 med.; Aug. Gen. adv. Manich. 2, 7; Hier. Ep. 27, 1. — (b). sŭper-flŭō, Cod. Just. 5, 51, 6; 7, 34, 2; Aug. Ep. 28.
Origins
From superfluō (“to be superfluous”) + -us.
Descendants
- Catalansuperflu
- Englishsuperfluous
- Frenchsuperflu
- Italiansuperfluo
- Portuguesesupérfluo
- Spanishsuperfluo
- Asturiansuperfluu
- Galiciansuperfluo