supino

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See also: šupino

Italian

Etymology

From Latin supīnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈpi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: su‧pì‧no

Adjective

supino (feminine supina, masculine plural supini, feminine plural supine)

  1. on one's back; supine

Related terms

Noun

supino m (plural supini)

  1. (grammar) supine

Further reading

  • supino1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • supino2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

supīnō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of supīnus

References

  • supino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • supino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • supino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to raise the hands to heaven (attitude of prayer): (supinas) manus ad caelum tendere

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin supīnus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: su‧pi‧no

Adjective

supino (feminine supina, masculine plural supinos, feminine plural supinas)

  1. supine (lying on its back)

Noun

supino m (plural supinos)

  1. (grammar) supine (type of verbal noun found in Latin)
  2. (weightlifting) bench press (exercise preformed by pushing a barbell while lying on a bench)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin supīnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈpino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: su‧pi‧no

Adjective

supino (feminine supina, masculine plural supinos, feminine plural supinas)

  1. supine

Derived terms

Further reading