Ablative supine latin

1. What is ablative supine in Latin?
2. What does supine mean in Latin?
3. What declension is supine Latin?
4. What is the suffix of supine?

What is ablative supine in Latin?

In Latin grammar the supine refers to two verb forms, called the first and the second supines (Supinum I and Supinum II). The supines look like the accusative and ablative singular forms of verbal nouns of the fourth declension which end in um and u. Indeed, they are said to be forms of old verbal nouns.

What does supine mean in Latin?

The word refers to a position of lying on one's back (as opposed to 'prone', lying face downward), but there exists no widely accepted etymology that explains why or how the term came to be used to also describe this form of a verb.

What declension is supine Latin?

The supine is a fourth declension verbal noun that is almost entirely unique to Latin. We commonly see it as the fourth principal part of a verb, and it is found in only two cases, the accusative and ablative.

What is the suffix of supine?

The supine is a verbal noun. In ordinary verbs it is formed by adding -tum to the present stem, with the modification of e to i in the second conjugation (mone- > moni-) When a supine is translated to English, the suffix -tum turns into -tion.