subpono

Latin

Etymology

From sub- (under) +‎ pōnō (to put; to place).

Pronunciation

Verb

subpōnō (present infinitive subpōnere, perfect active subposuī or subposīvī, supine subpositum or subpostum); third conjugation

  1. alternative form of suppōnō
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.28.11:
      tulit de lapidibus qui iacebant et subponens capiti suo dormivit in eodem loco
      and he took of the stones of that place, and putting them under his head, he slept in that place.

Conjugation

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.