superplus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin superplūs, itself calqued from Old French surplus. See surplus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superplus (plural superpluses)

1. (obsolete) surplus
   • 1762, Oliver Goldsmith, Female Warriors:

     If this be the case , there must be a superplus of the other sex amounting to the same number , and this superplus will consist of women able to bear arms

Derived terms

• superplusage

References

• “superplus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Alternative forms

• superplūsium, superplūsum, super plūs, supplūs

Etymology

Calque of Old French surplus. By surface analysis, super- +‎ plūs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊˈpɛr.pɫuːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [suˈpɛr.plus]

Noun

superplūs ? (indeclinable) (Medieval Latin, England, France)

1. surplus

References

• "superplus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “superplus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Romanian super-

Latin plūslbor.

Romanian plus

Romanian superplus

From super- + plus.

Noun

superplus n (uncountable)

1. (dated) surplus

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	superplus	superplusul
genitive-dative	superplus	superplusului
vocative	superplusule

References

• superplus in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN