LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

subdiaphanus

subdiaphanus (feminine subdiaphana, neuter subdiaphanum)
Classical[sʊb.diˈa.pʰa.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[sub.diˈaː.fa.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOnly somewhat transparent, not entirely transparent
    * Adiaphorus. 12. S. muticus, capite, thorace, abdomine viridi æneis elytris testaceis, subdiaphanis punctato striatis.1761, Nicolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Insecta musei Graecensis, page 7:

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubdiaphanussubdiaphanasubdiaphanum
genitivesubdiaphanīsubdiaphanaesubdiaphanī
dativesubdiaphanōsubdiaphanaesubdiaphanō
accusativesubdiaphanumsubdiaphanamsubdiaphanum
ablativesubdiaphanōsubdiaphanāsubdiaphanō
vocativesubdiaphanesubdiaphanasubdiaphanum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubdiaphanīsubdiaphanaesubdiaphana
genitivesubdiaphanōrumsubdiaphanārumsubdiaphanōrum
dativesubdiaphanīssubdiaphanīssubdiaphanīs
accusativesubdiaphanōssubdiaphanāssubdiaphana
ablativesubdiaphanīssubdiaphanīssubdiaphanīs
vocativesubdiaphanīsubdiaphanaesubdiaphana

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubdiaphanus

Latin sub- Ancient Greek δῐᾰφᾰνής (dĭăphănḗs)bor. Latin diaphanus Latin subdiaphanus From sub- + diaphanus.

Quick answers

What does subdiaphanus mean in Latin?
subdiaphanus, a adjective, means “Only somewhat transparent, not entirely transparent”.
How do you pronounce subdiaphanus?
In classical Latin, [sʊb.diˈa.pʰa.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sub.diˈaː.fa.nus].
Where does subdiaphanus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subdiaphanus.