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superis

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

It can also be a form of superi, “the gods above; those above (on earth)”. It is the dative plural masculine noun.

Found 151 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, De Natura Deorum 1.45: … us esset; intellegitur enim a beata inmortalique natura et iram et gratiam segregari; quibus remotis nullos a superis inpendere metus. sed ad hanc confirmandam opinionem anquirit animus et formam et vitam et actionem mentis atq …

Vergil, Aeneid 2.659: Si nihil ex tanta Superis placet urbe relinqui,

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.