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superest

superest is a Latin form of superus, meaning “above, higher; (pl.) the gods above”.

It can also be a form of supersum, “be left over, survive”. It is the 3rd person singular present active indicative or adjective or vocative singular neuter adjective.

Found 250 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Civili 3.87: … e devicerit. Omnibus interfui proeliis neque temere incognitam rem pronuntio. Perexigua pars illius exercitus superest; magna pars deperiit, quod accidere tot proeliis fuit necesse, multos autumni pestilentia in Italia consumpsi …

Pliny the Younger, Epistulae 1.1.2: Superest ut nec te consilii nec me paeniteat obsequii. Ita enim fiet, ut eas quae adhuc neglectae iacent requiram et si quas addidero non supprimam. Vale.

All forms of superus (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.