superstes

Latin

Etymology

From superstō (to survive).

Pronunciation

Verb

superstēs

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of superstō  ("you would survive")

Noun

superstes m or f (genitive superstitis); third declension

  1. bystander, witness
  2. survivor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative superstes superstitēs
genitive superstitis superstitum
dative superstitī superstitibus
accusative superstitem superstitēs
ablative superstite superstitibus
vocative superstes superstitēs

Descendants

  • Italian: superstite
  • Portuguese: supérstite
  • Romanian: superstiție
  • Spanish: supérstite

Adjective

superstes (genitive superstetis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. surviving, outlasting [with dative; or with (less common) genitive or absolutive]

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative superstes superstitēs superstitia
genitive superstitis superstitium
dative superstitī superstitibus
accusative superstitem superstes superstitēs superstitia
ablative superstitī superstitibus
vocative superstes superstitēs superstitia

References

  • superstes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superstes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "superstes", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • superstes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to outlive, survive all one's kin: omnium suorum or omnibus suis superstitem esse