suppositio
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin
Noun
suppositio
- (philosophy of language) The interpretation given to a term in a specific context.
Related terms
- suppositio discreta
- suppositio naturalis
- suppositio personalis
- suppositio personalis confusa
- suppositio simplex
Latin
Etymology
sub- (“under”) + positiō (“position; theme”)
Noun
suppositiō f (genitive suppositiōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suppositiō | suppositiōnēs |
| Genitive | suppositiōnis | suppositiōnum |
| Dative | suppositiōnī | suppositiōnibus |
| Accusative | suppositiōnem | suppositiōnēs |
| Ablative | suppositiōne | suppositiōnibus |
| Vocative | suppositiō | suppositiōnēs |
Descendants
- English: suppositio materialis
- Italian: supposizione
- Spanish: suposición
References
- “suppositio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- suppositio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- suppositio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.