superbe

See also: supèrbe and süperbe

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.pɛʁb/
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.

Adjective

superbe (plural superbes)

  1. superb; excellent, impressive
  2. haughty
    Synonym: hautin
Derived terms

Noun

superbe m or f by sense (plural superbes)

  1. proud, arrogant person[1]

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin superbia.[2]

Noun

superbe f (uncountable)

  1. pride, arrogance[3]
    Synonyms: orgueil, arrogance

References

  1. ^ superbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ superbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  3. ^ [1].

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

superbe

  1. inflection of superb:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

superbe

  1. feminine plural of superbo

Latin

Etymology 1

superbus (proud, superb; excellent, splendid; arrogant, haughty) +‎ (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives)

Adverb

superbē (comparative superbius, superlative superbissimē)

  1. (in a good sense) proudly, superbly; excellently, splendidly, brilliantly, magnificently
  2. (in a bad sense) arrogantly, haughtily
    • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.17:
      Quārē nōn est quod fastīdiōsī istī tē dēterreant quōminus servīs tuīs hilarem tē praestēs et nōn superbē superiōrem; cōlant potius tē quam timeant.
      Therefore there is no reason for those arrogant people to deter you from being affable and not haughtily superior to your slaves; let them respect you rather than fear you.

Etymology 2

Adjective

superbe

  1. vocative masculine singular of superbus

References

  • superbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superbe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • superbe”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.