LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

supervacuus

supervacuus (feminine supervacua, neuter supervacuum)
Classical[sʊ.pɛrˈwa.ku.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[su.perˈvaː.ku.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemore than needed, useless, needless, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesupervacuussupervacuasupervacuum
genitivesupervacuīsupervacuaesupervacuī
dativesupervacuōsupervacuaesupervacuō
accusativesupervacuumsupervacuamsupervacuum
ablativesupervacuōsupervacuāsupervacuō
vocativesupervacuesupervacuasupervacuum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesupervacuīsupervacuaesupervacua
genitivesupervacuōrumsupervacuārumsupervacuōrum
dativesupervacuīssupervacuīssupervacuīs
accusativesupervacuōssupervacuāssupervacua
ablativesupervacuīssupervacuīssupervacuīs
vocativesupervacuīsupervacuaesupervacua

sŭper-văcŭus, a, um, adj.,
I. useless, needless, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant (not ante-Aug.; while supervacaneus is class.): omne supervacuum pleno de pectore manat, Hor. A. P. 337: non tam obest audire supervacua quam ignorare necessaria, Quint. 12, 8, 7: carnes, Plin. 32, 7, 24, § 69: coma, id. 16, 36, 64, § 158: radix, id. 25, 9, 64, § 111: frondes, Col. 5, 5, 19: mihi Baias Musa supervacuas Antonius facit, of no benefit, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 3: sepulcri honores, id. C. 2, 20, 24: metus, Ov. P. 2, 7, 6: cultus lupini, Col. 2, 11, 5: doctrina, Quint. 2, 8, 8: labor, id. 3, 6, 65: facta, Suet. Tib. 52: pugna, Just. 3, 7, 4: multa, Plin. Pan. 50: littera, Quint. 12, 10, 3: dolium, App. M. 9, p. 219, 19: quod monere supervacuum fuerat, Quint. 1, 4, 22; 11, 2, 45; Col. Arb. 26, 9; Plin. 25, 10, 74, § 121: qui dicit: tu occidisti, supervacuum habet postea dicere: ego non occidi, Quint. 7, 2, 21: quale sit describere supervacuum habeo, Plin. 27, 12, 99, § 125: diligentiam in supervacuis adfectare, id. 17, 1, 1, § 9.— Adv. with prepp.: res ad praecavendum vel ex supervacuo movit, Liv. 2, 37, 8: quid est iracundia in supervacuum tumultuante frigidius? to no purpose, uselessly, Sen. Ira, 2, 11, 2; id. Cons. ad Marc. 1, 6; id. Ep. 70, 15: adjectio vicini pro supervacuo habenda est, Dig. 8, 4, 5.—Adv., superfluously, uselessly.
a. Form sŭpervăcŭō, Plin. 11, 25, 30, § 87; Dig. 11, 7, 14 med.; 18, 1, 64.—
b. Form sŭpervăcŭē, Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 20; Tert. ad Mart. 1; Vulg. Psa. 24, 4; 34, 7.

Origins

From super (“above”) + vacuus (“vacant”).

Descendants
  • Englishsupervacuous
  • Portuguesesupervacâneo
  • Spanishsupervacáneo

In English words that came into English from supervacuus

  • supervacuoussupervacuus

Quick answers

What does supervacuus mean in Latin?
supervacuus, a adjective, means “more than needed, useless, needless, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant”.
How do you pronounce supervacuus?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.pɛrˈwa.ku.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.perˈvaː.ku.us].