superphylum

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-lbor.

English super-

English phylum

English superphylum

From super- + phylum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superphylum (plural superphyla)

1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom

Translations

taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom

• Finnish: yläjakso (fauna), yläkaari (fi) (flora, fungi)
• French: superembranchement (fr) m
• Icelandic: yfirfylking f
• Swedish: överfylum n

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti

Ancient Greek φύω (phúō)

Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon)lbor.

Latin phȳlum

Latin superphȳlum

From super- + phȳlum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊ.pɛrˈpʰyː.ɫũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [su.perˈfiː.lum]

Noun

superphȳlum n (genitive superphȳlī); second declension

1. (New Latin) superphylum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	superphȳlum	superphȳla
genitive	superphȳlī	superphȳlōrum
dative	superphȳlō	superphȳlīs
accusative	superphȳlum	superphȳla
ablative	superphȳlō	superphȳlīs
vocative	superphȳlum	superphȳla