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
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..."Liber IV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...expugnandi castra eo traxisset, repentino impetu Aequorum per supinam vallem fusi sunt, multique in ruina maiore quam fuga..."