supernumerary

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/
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• General-American: /ˌsupɚˈn(j)uməˌɹɛɹi/
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From Late Latin supernumerarius (“extra soldier added to a legion; supernumerary”), from super (“above; beyond”) + numerus (“number; collection, quantity”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns or numerals). The word is analysable as super- + numeral + -ary.

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: излишен (izlišen) — greater in number than
• Bulgarian: в повече (v poveče) — greater in number than
• Hungarian: nagyobb számú — greater in number than
• Polish: większy — greater in number than
• Finnish: ylimääräinen — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• French: surnuméraire — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• French: en surnombre — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Galician: supernumerario — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Galician: supernumeraria — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Hungarian: létszámon felüli — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Hungarian: létszám feletti — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Hungarian: plusz — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Hungarian: számfeletti — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Italian: soprannumero — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Italian: soprannumerario — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Italian: soprannumeraria — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Polish: nadliczbowy — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Polish: nadmiarowy — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Romanian: supranumerar — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Sanskrit: अधिक (adhika) — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Sanskrit: अग्र (agra) — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Serbo-Croatian: prekobrojan — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Spanish: supernumerario — beyond the prescribed or standard amount
• Bulgarian: ненужен (nenužen) — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• French: en trop — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• French: en surnombre — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• Hungarian: fölös — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• Polish: nadliczbowy — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• Polish: nadmiarowy — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• Polish: zbyteczny — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• Polish: zbędny — beyond what is necessary — see also redundant
• Belarusian: пазашта́тны (pazaštátny) — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Dutch: surnumerair — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Dutch: boventallige — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• French: surnuméraire — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• French: suppléant — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Latin: supernumerarius — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Polish: pracownik nieetatowy — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Polish: pracownica nieetatowa — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Russian: внешта́тный (vneštátnyj) — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Ukrainian: позашта́тний (pozaštátnyj) — person who works in a group without forming part of the regular staff
• Polish: statysta — extra or walk-on in a play or movie
• Polish: statystka — extra or walk-on in a play or movie
• Polish: nadliczbowa rzecz — something beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number
• Serbo-Croatian: prekobrojno — something beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number
• Spanish: supernumerario — something beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number
• Polish: zwierzę bez pary — animal which has not formed a pair bond
• Polish: świecki członek Opus Dei po ślubie — married member of Opus Dei
• Polish: świecka członkini Opus Dei po ślubie — married member of Opus Dei