verbthird conjugation
suppōnō
suppōnō (present infinitive suppōnere, perfect active supposuī or supposīvī, supine suppositum or suppostum)
Classical[sʊpˈpoː.noː]Ecclesiastical[supˈpɔː.no]
subpōnō
Meaning
- to put, place under
Anatum ōva gallīnīs saepe suppōnimus.
We often place the eggs of ducks under hens....sānē murtēta relinquī dictaque cessantem nervīs ēlīdere morbum sulfura contemnī vīcus gemit, invidus aegrīs, quī caput et stomachum suppōnere fontibus audent Clūsīnīs Gabiōsque petunt et frīgida rūra.
Of course the town murmurs at its myrtle-groves being deserted, and its sulphur baths despised, so famous for driving a lingering disorder from the sinews, and takes offence at invalids who dare to plunge head and stomach under the showers from Clusium's springs, or who repair to Gabii and its cold ocuntry-side.21 BCE, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Epistularum liber primus (First Book of Letters): 15 - to subject (to)
- to falsify
- to add to
- to substitute
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppōnō | suppōnēbam | suppōnam | supposuī supposīvī | supposueram supposīveram, supposīram | supposuerō supposīverō, supposīrō |
| 2nd sg. | suppōnis | suppōnēbās | suppōnēs | supposuistī supposīvistī, supposīstī | supposuerās supposīverās, supposīrās | supposueris supposīveris, supposīris |
| 3rd sg. | suppōnit | suppōnēbat | suppōnet | supposuit supposīvit, supposīt | supposuerat supposīverat, supposīrat | supposuerit supposīverit, supposīrit |
| 1st pl. | suppōnimus | suppōnēbāmus | suppōnēmus | supposuimus supposīvimus, supposīmus | supposuerāmus supposīverāmus, supposīrāmus | supposuerimus supposīverimus, supposīrimus |
| 2nd pl. | suppōnitis | suppōnēbātis | suppōnētis | supposuistis supposīvistis, supposīstis | supposuerātis supposīverātis, supposīrātis | supposueritis supposīveritis, supposīritis |
| 3rd pl. | suppōnunt | suppōnēbant | suppōnent | supposuērunt supposuēre, supposīvērunt, supposīrunt, supposīvēre | supposuerant supposīverant, supposīrant | supposuerint supposīverint, supposīrint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppōnam | suppōnerem | supposuerim supposīverim, supposīrim | supposuissem supposīvissem, supposīssem |
| 2nd sg. | suppōnās | suppōnerēs | supposuerīs supposīverīs, supposīrīs | supposuissēs supposīvissēs, supposīssēs |
| 3rd sg. | suppōnat | suppōneret | supposuerit supposīverit, supposīrit | supposuisset supposīvisset, supposīsset |
| 1st pl. | suppōnāmus | suppōnerēmus | supposuerīmus supposīverīmus, supposīrīmus | supposuissēmus supposīvissēmus, supposīssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | suppōnātis | suppōnerētis | supposuerītis supposīverītis, supposīrītis | supposuissētis supposīvissētis, supposīssētis |
| 3rd pl. | suppōnant | suppōnerent | supposuerint supposīverint, supposīrint | supposuissent supposīvissent, supposīssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppōnor | suppōnēbar | suppōnar |
| 2nd sg. | suppōneris suppōnere | suppōnēbāris suppōnēbāre | suppōnēris suppōnēre |
| 3rd sg. | suppōnitur | suppōnēbātur | suppōnētur |
| 1st pl. | suppōnimur | suppōnēbāmur | suppōnēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suppōniminī | suppōnēbāminī | suppōnēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suppōnuntur | suppōnēbantur | suppōnentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | suppōnar | suppōnerer |
| 2nd sg. | suppōnāris suppōnāre | suppōnerēris suppōnerēre |
| 3rd sg. | suppōnātur | suppōnerētur |
| 1st pl. | suppōnāmur | suppōnerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | suppōnāminī | suppōnerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | suppōnantur | suppōnerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | suppōne | suppōnere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | suppōnite | suppōniminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | suppōnitō | suppōnitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | suppōnitō | suppōnitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | suppōnitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | suppōnuntō | suppōnuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | suppōnere | suppōnī |
| perfect infinitive | supposuisse supposīvisse, supposīsse | suppositum esse suppostum esse |
| future infinitive | suppositūrum esse suppostūrum esse | suppositum īrī suppostum īrī |
| present participle | suppōnēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | suppositus suppostus, supposita, suppositā, suppositae, suppositam, suppositārum, suppositās, supposite, suppositī, suppositīs, suppositō, suppositōrum, suppositōs |
| future participle | suppositūrus suppostūrus, suppositūra, suppositūrā, suppositūrae, suppositūram, suppositūrārum, suppositūrās, suppositūre, suppositūrī, suppositūrīs, suppositūrō, suppositūrōrum, suppositūrōs, suppositūrum | suppōnendus suppōnundus, suppōnenda, suppōnendā, suppōnendae, suppōnendam, suppōnendārum, suppōnendās, suppōnende, suppōnendīs, suppōnendōrum, suppōnendōs |
gerundsuppōnendī, suppōnendō, suppōnendumsupinesuppositum, suppositū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- testamentum subicere, supponere
- to produce a false will.
sup-pōno (subp-), pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum, 3 (
I. perf. supposivi, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 9:
supposivit, id. ib. 4, 3, 30; part. sync. supposta, Verg. A. 6, 24; Sil. 3, 90), v. a., to put, place, or set under (freq. and class.; cf.: submitto, subicio). I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
anatum ova gallinis saepe supponimus, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124; Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 9; Col. 8, 5, 4: (orat) sub cratim uti jubeas sese supponi, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65: caput et stomachum supponere fontibus, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 8: cervicem polo, Ov. F. 5, 180: colla oneri, id. R. Am. 171: tauros jugo, to yoke, id. M. 7, 118: olivam prelo, Col. 12, 49, 9: tectis agrestibus ignem, Ov. F. 4, 803: Massica caelo vina sereno, Hor. S. 2, 4, 51: agresti fano pecus, to place under, to drive under cover of, Ov. F. 4, 756: aliquem tumulo (terrae, humo, etc.), i. e. to bury, id. Tr. 3, 3, 68; id. Ib. 153; id. Am. 3, 9, 48: terrae dentes, i. e. to sow, id. M. 3, 102: falcem maturis aristis, to apply, Verg. G. 1, 348: cultros, to apply (to the throat of cattle to be slaughtered), id. A. 6, 248; id. G. 3, 492: incedis per ignes Suppositos cineri doloso, hidden under, Hor. C. 2, 1, 8: his igitur rebus subjectis suppositisque, i. e. under the earth, Lucr. 6, 543: nil ita sublime est . . . Non sit ut inferius suppositumque deo, subjected, subject, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 48.—B. In partic.
1. To put in the place of another, to substitute for another person or thing (syn. substituo):
meliorem, quam ego sum, suppono tibi, Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 6: aliquem in alicujus locum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72; 2, 5, 30, § 78: in quarum (mulierum) locum juvenes, Just. 7, 3, 6: se reum criminibus illis pro rege, Cic. Deiot. 15, 42: stannum et aurichalcum pro auro et argento, Suet. Vit. 5 fin.: operae nostrae vicaria fides amicorum supponitur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 111.—2. To substitute falsely or fraudulently, to falsify, forge, counterfeit:
(puella) herae meae supposita est parva, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 49; so, puerum, puellam, id. ib. 2, 3, 11; id. Truc. 1, 1, 71; 2, 4, 50; 4, 3, 30; Ter. Eun. prol. 39; 5, 3, 3; Liv. 3, 44, 9 al.: qui suppositā personā falsum testamentum obsignandum curaverit, Cic. Clu. 44, 125: testamenta falsa supponere, id. Leg. 1, 16, 43; so, testamenta, id. Par. 6, 1, 43: quos (equos) daedala Circe Suppositā de matre nothos furata creavit, substituted deceptively, spurious (because mortal), Verg. A. 7, 283: trepidat, ne suppositus venias, ac falso nomine poscas, Juv. 1, 98.— 3. To place as a pledge, hypothecate, Dig. 27, 9 lemm. —
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to add, annex, subjoin (syn. subjungo):
huic generi Hermagoras partes quattuor supposuit, Cic. Inv. 1, 9, 12; 1, 6, 8: exemplum epistolae, id. Att. 8, 6, 3: rationem, id. Inv. 2, 23, 70; 2, 21, 63. — B. In partic.
1. Pregn., to make subject, to subject, submit:
aethera ingenio suo, Ov. F. 1, 306: me tibi supposui, Pers. 5, 36.—* 2. To set beneath, to esteem less:
Latio supposuisse Samon, Ov. F. 6, 48.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sup-pōnō (subp-) posuī, positus
(posta, V.), ere, to put below, set under: anitum ova gallinis: caput et stomachum fontibus, H.: Cervicem polo, O.: (tauros) iugo, yoke, O.: Agresti fano pecus, drive under, O.: fratrem tumulo, i. e. bury, O.: incedis per ignīs Suppositos cineri doloso, hidden under, H.: terrae dentes, i. e. sow, O.: Falcem maturīs aristis, apply, V.: cultros, apply (i. e. to the throat), V.—To put in the place of, substitute for: in eorum locum civīs Romanos: criminibus illis pro rege se supponit reum.—To substitute falsely, falsify, forge, counterfeit: puerum, T.: puellam, L.: patri quos (equos) Circe Suppositā de matre nothos furata creavit, i. e. secretly introduced, V.: trepidat, ne Suppositus venias, Iu.— Fig., to add, annex, subjoin: exemplum epistulae. —To make subject, subject, submit: Nil ita sublime est . . . Non sit ut inferius suppositumque deo, O.—To subordinate, class under: huic generi partīs quattuor: Latio supposuisse Samon, i. e. regarded as inferior, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsuppōnō
Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin suppōnō From sub- (“under”) + pōnō (“put, place”).
Descendants
- Catalansuposar
- Englishsuppose
- Frenchsupposer
- Italiansupporre
- Portuguesesupor
- Romaniansupune
- Romaniansupunere
- Spanishsuponer