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supra-

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See also: supra

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s(j)uː.pɹə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /su.pɹə/

Prefix

supra-

Above, over, on top; (anatomy, medicine) superior
Greater than, transcending
(augmentative) Intensely, extremely, or exceptional

Synonyms

(above): on-, en-, epi-, super-, sur-, hyper-
(augmentative): super-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand

Antonyms

infra-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with supra-

supraacetabular

suprablastoporal

supracentenarian

supracerebellar

suprachiasmatic

supraclavicular

supracollicular

supracommissural

supracompetitive

supraconducting

supraconsciousness

supracretaceous

supradecompound

supradiaphragmatic

supraesophageal

supraesophageally

suprafoliaceous

supraganglionic

suprageniculate

supragingivally

supraglottoplasty

supragovernmental

supraindividual

supraintestinal

supraligamentous

supralinguistic

supralocalisation

supralocalization

supramacromolecular

supramacromolecule

supramammillary

supramaximality

supramediterranean

supramesenteric

supramicrosurgery

supramicrosurgical

supramolecularly

supramultiplicative

supramultiplicatively

Related terms

Translations

above, over, on top

Chinese:
Cantonese: 超- (ciu¹)
French: sur- (fr), supra- (fr)
German: über- (de)
Spanish: supra- (es)

References

“supra-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“supra-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

praus

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Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuprɑ-/, [ˈs̠uprɑ̝-]

Prefix

supra-

(usually in loanwords) supra-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with supra-

supranaturalismi

supranaturalistinen

Anagrams

puras, rapsu

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

supra-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with supra-

suprachiasmatique

supraconducteur

supraconduction

supraconductivité

supramoléculaire

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

supra-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with supra-

Anagrams

ruspa

Latin

Etymology

From the preposition suprā.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsʊ.praː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsuː.pra]

Prefix

supra-

over

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with supra-

Descendants

Italian: sopra-, sopr- (before some vowels), sovra-
→ English: supra-
→ Italian: supra-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

supra-

Derived terms

suprafluiditet
supraleder

See also

super-

References

“supra-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“supra-” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

supra-

Derived terms

suprafluiditet

See also

super-

References

“supra-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).

Prefix

supra-

supra-

Derived terms

Further reading

“supra-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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