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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)
- on one's back; supine
Related terms
Noun
supino m (plural supini)
- (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
- 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
Adjective
supino (feminine supina, masculine plural supinos, feminine plural supinas)
- supine (lying on its back)
Noun
supino m (plural supinos)
- (grammar) supine (type of verbal noun found in Latin)
- (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)
- supine
Derived terms
Further reading