English → Latin
“supine” in Latin
supīnuslying down with face upwards; supine, on one's back; backwards, retrograde; careless, thoughtless, heedless, negligent, resupīnuslying on one's back, supine; bent backsocorsfoolish, silly; sluggish, inert, inactive, dull (lacking in vitality or alertness); taking no interest inōtiōsusidle; unemployed; disengaged
The English word supine itself goes back to Latin supīnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
supine adj.
With the face upward, supinus: resupinus.
Negligent, careless, indolent, supinus (post-Augustan, Quint.): socors: otiosus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) otiosus et supinus; supinus securusque (Quint.): negligens.
supine s.
(in grammar)(in grammar), supinum (sc. verbum).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for supine?
- The usual Latin words for “supine” are supīnus, resupīnus, socors; also ōtiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.