LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

superforāneus

superforāneus (feminine superforānea, neuter superforāneum)
Classical[sʊ.pɛr.fɔˈraː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[su.per.foˈraː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivesuperfluous, unnecessary

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuperforāneussuperforāneasuperforāneum
genitivesuperforāneīsuperforāneaesuperforāneī
dativesuperforāneōsuperforāneaesuperforāneō
accusativesuperforāneumsuperforāneamsuperforāneum
ablativesuperforāneōsuperforāneāsuperforāneō
vocativesuperforāneesuperforāneasuperforāneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuperforāneīsuperforāneaesuperforānea
genitivesuperforāneōrumsuperforāneārumsuperforāneōrum
dativesuperforāneīssuperforāneīssuperforāneīs
accusativesuperforāneōssuperforāneāssuperforānea
ablativesuperforāneīssuperforāneīssuperforāneīs
vocativesuperforāneīsuperforāneaesuperforānea

sŭperfŏrānĕus, a, um, adj. superforum,
I. superfluous, unnecessary (late Lat.): labor, Symm. Ep. 3, 48 (al. supervacaneus): super his plura replicare, superforaneum puto, Sid. Ep. 4, 11 med.

Origins

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

Latin super- Latin forum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin superforāneus From super- (“over”) + forum (“forum, marketplace”) + -eus.

Quick answers

What does superforāneus mean in Latin?
superforāneus, a adjective, means “superfluous, unnecessary”.
How do you pronounce superforāneus?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.pɛr.fɔˈraː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.per.foˈraː.ne.us].
Where does superforāneus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin superforāneus.