Verba · R and S · Lesson 10

summus to suus

Eleven words: summus, sumo, super, superbus…

You will be able to

  • Know eleven words of the AP list, from summus to suus
  • Give the meaning of each, and recall most of them from their meaning

New words

  • summus, -a, -um uppermost, highest, topmost; chief, main
  • sumo, -ere, sumpsi, sumptum to take, take up, take in hand, lay hold of, assume
  • super (with acc. and abl.) above, on top, over
  • superbus, -a, -um haughty, proud, vain, arrogant, insolent, domineering
  • supero, -are, -avi, -atum to overcome, conquer; survive; surpass, be above, have the upper hand
  • superus, -a, -um that is above, upper, higher; (pl.) the gods
  • supra above, beyond; over; more than; in charge of, in authority over
  • surgo, -ere, surrexi, surrectum to rise, arise, get up, stand up
  • suspendo, -ere, -di, suspensum to hang up, hang, suspend
  • sustineo, -ere, -tinui, -tentum to hold up, hold upright, uphold, bear up, keep up, support, sustain
  • suus, -a, -um of oneself, belonging to oneself, his own, her own, his, her, its, their
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