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supinus.

lying down with face upwards; supine, on one's back

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[sʊˈpiː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[suˈpiː.nus]
  1. lying down with face upwards; supine, on one's back

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. backwards, retrograde

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. careless, thoughtless, heedless, negligent, indolent

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. supine

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)upo (“up, from below”) (whence sub). Doublet of suppus and supa (“part of a sacrificed animal”). Compare Ancient Greek ὕπτιος (húptios, “backwards, lazy, careless, passive”), from ὑπό (hupó).

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