Supra
Preposition
used with Accusative only.
The circumflected accents
are used to mark the vowels' length.
Non figurative usage
1. Space: above,
beyond
-
Miles supra vallum constitit.
The soldier
stood above / beyond the wall.
2. Time: before
-
supra bellum Gallicum before
the Gaulish war
-
supra hanc memoriam before
my time
Figurative usage
Degree: over,
more than
-
supra modum
out
of measure
-
supra vires
over
the capacity
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