superforaneus

Latin

Etymology

From super- (“over”) +‎ forum (“forum, marketplace”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /su.per.foˈraː.ne.us/, [s̠ʊpɛrfɔˈräːneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /su.per.foˈra.ne.us/, [superfoˈräːneus]

Adjective

superforāneus (feminine superforānea, neuter superforāneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin) superfluous, unnecessary

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	superforāneus	superforānea	superforāneum		superforāneī	superforāneae	superforānea
genitive	superforāneī	superforāneae	superforāneī		superforāneōrum	superforāneārum	superforāneōrum
dative	superforāneō	superforāneae	superforāneō		superforāneīs
accusative	superforāneum	superforāneam	superforāneum		superforāneōs	superforāneās	superforānea
ablative	superforāneō	superforāneā	superforāneō		superforāneīs
vocative	superforānee	superforānea	superforāneum		superforāneī	superforāneae	superforānea

Synonyms

• (superfluous): superfluus, supervacāneus, supervacuus

Related terms

• circumforāneus
• cōnforāneus

References

• “superforaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• superforaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.