LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

supparum

supparum n (genitive supparī)
Classical[ˈsʊp.pa.rũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsup.pa.rum]

Meaning

  1. neuterA linen garment worn by women

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesupparumsuppara
genitivesupparīsupparōrum
dativesupparōsupparīs
accusativesupparumsuppara
ablativesupparōsupparīs
vocativesupparumsuppara

suppărum (sĭpărium, sĭpărum, sĭphărum), i, n., and suppărus (sĭ-phărus) i, m. Oscan; orig., perh., linen stuff in gen.; hence,
I. A linen garment worn by women: indutui alterum, quod subtus, a quo subucula: alterum quod supra, a quo supparus: nisi id, quod item dicunt Osce, Varr. L. L. 5, § 131 Müll.: supparus vestimentum puellare lineum, quod et subucula, id est camisia, dicitur: Afranius: puella non sum, supparo si induta sum, Fest. p. 311 ib.; cf. Non. 540, 14: quid istae, quae vesti quotannis nomina inveniunt nova ... Indusiatam, patagiatam ... Supparum aut subminiam, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 48: suppura angusta, Luc. 2, 364. —
(b). A linen garment worn by men: hic indutus supparum, Varr. ap. Non. 540, 15; cf. Non. 540, 8.—
II. = σίφαρος, a small sail on the foremast, a topsail: supparum appellant dolonem, velum minus in navi, ut acation majus, Fest. p. 340 Müll.: pandens Suppara velorum, Luc. 5, 428; Stat. S. 3, 2, 27; Sen. Ep. 77, 1; id. Herc. Oet. 698; id. Med. 327 al. —Collat. form sippărum or sippărus, Sen. Ep. 77, 1 Haase.

Origins

Maybe of Oscan origin.

Quick answers

What does supparum mean in Latin?
supparum, a noun, means “A linen garment worn by women”.
What is the genitive of supparum?
The genitive singular is supparī. supparum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce supparum?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊp.pa.rũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsup.pa.rum].