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superiorum

superiorum is a Latin form of superus, meaning “above, higher; (pl.) the gods above”. It is the genitive plural masculine comparative adjective.

Found 64 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 3.18.6: ad castra iri oportere. Multae res ad hoc consilium Gallos hortabantur: superiorum dierum Sabini cunctatio, perfugae confirmatio, inopia cibariorum, cui rei parum diligenter ab iis erat provisum, spes Venetici belli, et quod fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.

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.