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super praep. with acc. and abl.

1 super.
I.I. With abl., of place, over, above, upon, on : lateres, qui super musculo struantur, Cs.: ensis cui super Cervice pendet, H.: super Pindo, H.: requiescere Fronde super viridi, V.—Of time, during, in, at : Nocte super mediā, V.: rixa super mero Debellata, H.—Of relation, upon, about, of, concerning, respecting : hac super re scribere: litteras super tantā re exspectare, L.: super tali causā missi, N.: super arvorum cultu, V.: Mitte civilīs super Urbe curas, H.: decreta super iugandis Feminis, H.: super tali scelere suspectus, S.Over and above, besides, beyond : Hortus fons, Et paulum silvae super his, H.
II.II. With acc., of place, over, above, on the top of, upon, on : super terrae tumulum noluit quid statui: super lateres coria inducuntur, Cs.: super vallum praecipitari, S.: aqua super montium iuga concreta, L.: aquila super carpentum volitans, L.: Collis erat, collemque super planissima Area, O.: vestis super genua est, Cu.—Of place, above, beyond : Nomentanus erat super ipsum, Porcius infra, above him (at table), H.: super Numidiam Gaetulos accepimus, beyond Numidia , S.: super Sunium navigans, L. —Of time, during, at : super vinum et epulas, Cu. —Of measure, over, above, beyond, in addition to : quod alii super alios legati venirent, i. e. in succession , L.: seniores super sexaginta annos, L.: super solitos honores, L.: super LX milia, more than , Ta.—Fig., of official position, over, in charge of : super armamentarium positus, Cu.—In the phrase, super omnia, above all, before all : aetas et forma et super omnia Romanum nomen, L.: super omnia voltūs Accessere boni, O.

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