Galician

Adjective

superfluo m (feminine singular superflua, masculine plural superfluos, feminine plural superfluas)

1. superfluous

Derived terms

• superfluamente
• superfluidade

Italian

Etymology

From Latin superfluus.

Adjective

superfluo m ‎(feminine singular superflua, masculine plural superflui, feminine plural superflue)

1. superfluous, redundant, surplus, unnecessary, needless

Synonyms

• ridondante, inutile, in più

Noun

superfluo m ‎(plural superflui)

1. superfluous thing, surplus

Antonyms

• indispensabile, essenziale, necessario

Derived terms

• superfluamente
• superfluità

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /suˈper.flu.oː/

Etymology 1

From super- +‎ fluō ‎(“flow”).

Verb

superfluō ‎(present infinitive superfluere, perfect active superfluxī); third conjugation, no passive

1. (intransitive) I run over, overflow
2. (intransitive, figuratively) I am superabundant, superabound; I am superfluous.
3. (transitive) I flow by or past.

Inflection

Derived terms

• superfluus

Related terms

Etymology 2

From superfluus ‎(“superfluous”), from superfluō ‎(“I am superfluous”), from super- +‎ fluō ‎(“flow”).

Adverb

superfluō ‎(not comparable)

1. superfluously

Synonyms

• (superfluously): superfluē

Etymology 3

Inflected form of superfluus ‎(“superfluous”).

Adjective

superfluō

1. dative masculine singular of superfluus
2. dative neuter singular of superfluus
3. ablative masculine singular of superfluus
4. ablative neuter singular of superfluus

References

• superfluo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “superfluo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin superfluus.

Adjective

superfluo m ‎(feminine singular superflua, masculine plural superfluos, feminine plural superfluas)

1. superfluous

Derived terms

• superfluamente
• superfluidad