LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

suppositīcius

suppositīcius (feminine suppositīcia, neuter suppositīcium)
Classical[sʊp.pɔ.sɪˈtiː.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[sup.po.s̬iˈtiː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesubstituted (put in place of another)
  2. adjectivefalse, not genuine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuppositīciussuppositīciasuppositīcium
genitivesuppositīciīsuppositīciaesuppositīciī
dativesuppositīciōsuppositīciaesuppositīciō
accusativesuppositīciumsuppositīciamsuppositīcium
ablativesuppositīciōsuppositīciāsuppositīciō
vocativesuppositīciesuppositīciasuppositīcium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuppositīciīsuppositīciaesuppositīcia
genitivesuppositīciōrumsuppositīciārumsuppositīciōrum
dativesuppositīciīssuppositīciīssuppositīciīs
accusativesuppositīciōssuppositīciāssuppositīcia
ablativesuppositīciīssuppositīciīssuppositīciīs
vocativesuppositīciīsuppositīciaesuppositīcia

suppŏsĭtīcĭus (subpŏs-) or -tĭus, a, um, adj. suppono, I. B.,
I. put in the place of another, substituted. *
I. In gen.: Hermes supposititius sibi ipsi, is his own substitute, i. e. he needs no one to replace him in combat, Mart. 5, 24, 8.—
II. In partic., not genuine, false, supposititious: mater, Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 2: explorator, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 71.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -īcius Latin suppositīcius From suppositus + -īcius.

Descendants
  • Catalansupositici
  • Englishsupposititious
  • Italiansuppositizio

In English words that came into English from suppositīcius

  • supposititioussuppositīcius
  • suppositioussuppositius

Quick answers

What does suppositīcius mean in Latin?
suppositīcius, a adjective, means “substituted (put in place of another); false, not genuine”.
How do you pronounce suppositīcius?
In classical Latin, [sʊp.pɔ.sɪˈtiː.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sup.po.s̬iˈtiː.t͡ʃi.us].