SUPERESSE, superesse
Sounds Like: soo-PER-es-seh
Translations: to be left over, to remain, to survive, to exist in abundance
From the root: SUPERSUM
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: SUPERESSE is the present active infinitive form of the Latin verb 'supersum'. It is a compound verb formed from 'super' (over, above) and 'esse' (to be). It means to be left over, to remain, or to survive. It can also imply existing in abundance or being superfluous. It is used to describe something that continues to exist after a period or event, or something that is in excess.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SUPERSUM.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- SUPERSUM — to be left over, to remain, to survive, to be superfluous, to be in excess
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.