"superflui" meaning in Esperanto

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Verb

IPA: /superˈflui/ Forms: superfluas [present], superfluis [past], superfluos [future], superfluus [conditional], superfluu [volitive]
Rhymes: -ui Etymology: From super- (“over-”) + flui (“flow”). Likely a calque of German überfließen or English overflow. Etymology templates: {{af|eo|super-|flui|t1=over-|t2=flow}} super- (“over-”) + flui (“flow”), {{cal|eo|de|überfließen|nocap=1}} calque of German überfließen, {{cal|eo|en|overflow|notext=1}} English overflow Head templates: {{eo-head}} superflui (present superfluas, past superfluis, future superfluos, conditional superfluus, volitive superfluu)
  1. overflow
    Sense id: en-superflui-eo-verb-eo:overflow Categories (other): Esperanto entries referencing missing etymons, Esperanto entries with etymology texts, Esperanto entries with etymology trees, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto terms prefixed with super-, Esperanto terms suffixed with -i, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Esperanto entries referencing missing etymons: 47 32 21 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with etymology texts: 47 29 24 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with etymology trees: 47 29 24 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 65 21 14 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms prefixed with super-: 57 43 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -i: 40 30 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 28 28 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 30 25
  2. (figurative) abound, be abundant Tags: figuratively Synonyms: abundi
    Sense id: en-superflui-eo-verb-moVcd70P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /superˈflui/ Forms: superfluas [present], superfluis [past], superfluos [future], superfluus [conditional], superfluu [volitive]
Rhymes: -ui Etymology: Etymology tree Esperanto superflua Esperanto -i Esperanto superflui From superflua (“superfluous”) + -i (infinitive verb ending). Etymology templates: {{ety|eo|:af|superflua<t:superfluous>|-i<pos:infinitive verb ending>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Esperanto superflua Esperanto -i Esperanto superflui From superflua (“superfluous”) + -i (infinitive verb ending). Head templates: {{eo-head}} superflui (present superfluas, past superfluis, future superfluos, conditional superfluus, volitive superfluu)
  1. be superfluous, be redundant, be unnecessary
    Sense id: en-superflui-eo-verb-eo:superfluous
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "text": "la alveno de l’ infaneto ne faris al ŝi ĝojon; kaj nun varmega ondo da honto superfluis ŝian animon, kiam ŝi rememoris, kiom malmulte da patrina amo ŝi donis al la senkulpa, bela estaĵeto.",
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          "text": "Lingvanaro plenplena je tre junaj kaj sufiĉe maljunaj homoj evidente devas reliefigi la interhelpemon ene de la komunumo. Tiu fluo ofte superfluas en aliajn kanalojn kaj aligas nin al aliaj socihelpaj impulsoj ankaŭ ekster la uzantaro de Esperanto kaj ankaŭ preter la lingva demando.",
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      ],
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        "be superfluous, be redundant, be unnecessary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "superfluous",
          "superfluous"
        ],
        [
          "redundant",
          "redundant"
        ],
        [
          "unnecessary",
          "unnecessary"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "eo:superfluous"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/superˈflui/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ui"
    }
  ],
  "word": "superflui"
}

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