Italian

Noun

superbia f ‎(plural superbie)

1. pride
2. haughtiness
3. pomposity

Related terms

• superbo

Latin

Etymology

From superbus ‎(“haughty, proud”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /suˈper.bi.a/, [sʊˈpɛr.bi.a]

Noun

superbia f ‎(genitive superbiae); first declension

1. pride, haughtiness, arrogance
2. conceit, vanity
3. rudeness, discourtesy

Usage notes

While superbia generally refer to pride in a negative sense, it can also mean it in the good sense.

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

• superbus

Descendants

• French: superbe
• Italian: superbia
• Portuguese: soberba
• Spanish: soberbia

References

• superbia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• superbia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SUPERBIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “superbia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be puffed up with pride: insolentia, superbia inflatum esse