resupinus
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɛ.sʊˈpiː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [re.s̬uˈpiː.nus]
Adjective
resupīnus (feminine resupīna, neuter resupīnum); first/second-declension adjective
- lying on one's back, supine
- 2 CE, Ovid, The Art of Love:
- Interea, sive illa toro resupina feretur,
Lecticam dominae dissimulanter adi.- In the meantime, if she shall be carried lying down upon her couch,
Approach the litter of your mistress discreetly.
- In the meantime, if she shall be carried lying down upon her couch,
- Interea, sive illa toro resupina feretur,
- bent back
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | resupīnus | resupīna | resupīnum | resupīnī | resupīnae | resupīna | |
| genitive | resupīnī | resupīnae | resupīnī | resupīnōrum | resupīnārum | resupīnōrum | |
| dative | resupīnō | resupīnae | resupīnō | resupīnīs | |||
| accusative | resupīnum | resupīnam | resupīnum | resupīnōs | resupīnās | resupīna | |
| ablative | resupīnō | resupīnā | resupīnō | resupīnīs | |||
| vocative | resupīne | resupīna | resupīnum | resupīnī | resupīnae | resupīna | |