suprā praep. with acc.
1 supra.—Of place,
above, over
: exire supra terram: supra eum locum,
Cs.: accubueram . . . et quidem supra me Atticus:
saltu supra venabula fertur, V.: Lignum
supra turba insilit, Ph.—In the phrase, supra caput,
close, clinging, burdening, oppressing
: dux hostium supra caput est<*>
i. e.
pressing on us
, S.: ecce supra caput homo levis,
i. e.
annoying
: mihi supra caput adstitit imber,
close around me
, V.—Of geographical position,
above, beyond
: supra Maeotīs paludes, Enn. ap.
C.: supra Suessulam,
L.—Fig., of time,
before
: paulo supra hanc memoriam, Cs.:
supra septingentesimum annum,
L.—Of number,
over, above, beyond, more than
: supra quattuor milia hominum, L.:
trīs (cyathos) prohibet supra tangere,
H.—Of quality or degree,
above, beyond, superior to
: ratio supra hominem: potentia, quae supra leges se esse
velit: Humanam supra formam, Ph.: modum, L.: vires, H.: morem,
V.— Prov.: Supra homines, supra ire deos pietate, i. e.
to attain the highest degree
, V.—
Besides, in addition to
: ad rebellionem supra belli Latini metum,
L.—Of employment or office,
over, in charge of
: quos supra somnum habebat,
watchers
, Cu.
