semisupina
Dictionary entries
- Entry →semisupinus, semisupina, semisupinum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
half-lying on one's back;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
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Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...saepe etiam nondum digestis mane capillis purpureo iacuit semisupina toro. tum quoque erat neclecta decens, ut Threcia Bacche..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...veneris; simplex minimique laboris, Cum iacet in dextrum semisupina latus. Sed neque Phoebei tripodes nec corniger Ammon Vera..."