supinam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →supinus, supina, supinum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
lying face upwards, flat on one's back; turned palm upwards; flat; passive;
acc. sg. (f.)
Examples
- M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...LXXXII. Cervicem rectam oportet esse, non rigidam aut supinam. Collum diversa quidem sed pari deformitate et contrahitur..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...expugnandi castra eo traxisset, repentino impetu Aequorum per supinam vallem fusi sunt, multique in ruina maiore quam fuga..."