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
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]

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.
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Further reading

German

Pronunciation
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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”) +‎ -ē (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives)

Adverb

superbē (comparative superbius, superlative superbissimē)

  1. proudly, superbly; excellently, splendidly; arrogantly, haughtily

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.
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