resupinis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →resupinus, resupina, resupinum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
lying on one's back;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...inhians in te, dea, visus eque tuo pendet resupini spiritus ore. hunc tu, diva, tuo recubantem corpore sancto..."Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...dubio multum est, sed etiam ratio: si non resupini spectantesque tectum et cogitationem murmure agitantes expectaverimus quid obveniat..."