adjective · rare

supine

sup·ine

supine · more supine · most supine

лежачий на спині, ледачий, лежачий горілиць, лежачий навзнак

лежащий на спине, лежащий навзничь

in Rückenlage

Lying on its backLying on its back.

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UK/ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/US/ˌsuˈpaɪn/

» Sleep apnea occurs most often when sleeping in a supine position.

Schlafapnoe tritt am häufigsten beim Schlafen in Rückenlage auf.

Meaning

4 senses

Lying on its back.
in Rückenlage
лежа́щий на спине́ležáščij na spiné, лежа́щий на́взничьležáščij návzničʹ
лежачий горілицьležačyj horilycʹ, лежачий на спиніležačyj na spyni, лежачий навзнакležačyj navznak
lying face upward
Of the hand, forearm or foot, turned facing toward the body or upward: with the thumb outward (palm up), or with the big toe raised relative to the little toe.
(figuratively)Reluctant to take action due to indifference or moral weakness; apathetic or passive towards something.
Such corruption is commonplace in a world of supine civil servants and underfunded ministries.
ледачийledačyj, бездіяльнийbezdijalʹnyj
passive as a result of indolence or indifference
(poetic, rare)Inclining or leaning backward; inclined, sloping.

Examples

3 sentences

Sleep apnea occurs most often when sleeping in a supine position.
deSchlafapnoe tritt am häufigsten beim Schlafen in Rückenlage auf.
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He lay supine on the beach, his face exposed to the sun.
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Three servicemen tend to a wounded serviceman who is supine on a hospital bed.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

lying on its back:

reluctant to take action:

Русский

By meaning 1

lying on its back:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

lying on its back:

Origin

The adjective is borrowed from Latin supīnus, from *sup- (see sub (“under”)) + -īnus (“of,

The adjective is borrowed from Latin supīnus, from *sup- (see sub (“under”)) + -īnus (“of, pertaining to”). The word is cognate with Catalan supí, Italian supino, Old French sovin, Middle French souvin, Anglo-Norman supin, Old Occitan sobin, sopin, Portuguese supino, Spanish supino. Partly displaced Old English upweard (“upward, supine”), whence Modern English upward.

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