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superius

superius is a Latin form of superus, meaning “above, higher; (pl.) the gods above”. It is the nominative singular neuter comparative adjective or vocative singular neuter comparative adjective or accusative singular neuter comparative adjective or comparative adjective.

Found 42 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 5.14.3: capilloque sunt promisso atque omni parte corporis rasa praeter caput et labrum superius.

Caesar, De Bello Civili 3.84: … stris suis collibusque Pompeianis aciem subiceret. Quae res in dies confirmatiorem eius exercitum efficiebat. Superius tamen institutum in equitibus, quod demonstravimus, servabat, ut, quoniam numero multis partibus esset inferi …

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.