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superlatif

/sy.pɛʁ.la.tif/

noun, masculine/sy.pɛʁ.la.tif/plural: superlatifs

superlatif is masculine in French.

superlative

Inherited from Old French superlatif, borrowed from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).

adjective/sy.pɛʁ.la.tif/

superlative; superlative (the best)

Inherited from Old French superlatif, borrowed from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).