superpono

See also: superpoño

Latin

Etymology

From super- +‎ pōnō (“place”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊ.pɛrˈpoː.noː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [su.perˈpɔː.no]

Verb

superpōnō (present infinitive superpōnere, perfect active superposuī or superposīvī, supine superpositum or superpostum); third conjugation

to place, put or lay on top or over

Conjugation

Conjugation of superpōnō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	superpōnō	superpōnis		superpōnit	superpōnimus	superpōnitis		superpōnunt
	imperfect	superpōnēbam	superpōnēbās		superpōnēbat	superpōnēbāmus	superpōnēbātis		superpōnēbant
	future	superpōnam	superpōnēs		superpōnet	superpōnēmus	superpōnētis		superpōnent
	perfect	superposuī, superposīvī	superposuistī, superposīvistī, superposīstī¹		superposuit, superposīvit, superposīt¹	superposuimus, superposīvimus, superposīmus¹	superposuistis, superposīvistis, superposīstis¹		superposuērunt, superposuēre, superposīvērunt, superposīrunt, superposīvēre¹
	pluperfect	superposueram, superposīveram, superposīram¹	superposuerās, superposīverās, superposīrās¹		superposuerat, superposīverat, superposīrat¹	superposuerāmus, superposīverāmus, superposīrāmus¹	superposuerātis, superposīverātis, superposīrātis¹		superposuerant, superposīverant, superposīrant¹
	future perfect	superposuerō, superposīverō, superposīrō¹	superposueris, superposīveris, superposīris¹		superposuerit, superposīverit, superposīrit¹	superposuerimus, superposīverimus, superposīrimus¹	superposueritis, superposīveritis, superposīritis¹		superposuerint, superposīverint, superposīrint¹
passive	present	superpōnor	superpōneris, superpōnere		superpōnitur	superpōnimur	superpōniminī		superpōnuntur
	imperfect	superpōnēbar	superpōnēbāris, superpōnēbāre		superpōnēbātur	superpōnēbāmur	superpōnēbāminī		superpōnēbantur
	future	superpōnar	superpōnēris, superpōnēre		superpōnētur	superpōnēmur	superpōnēminī		superpōnentur
	perfect	superpositus or superpostus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	superpositus or superpostus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	superpositus or superpostus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	superpōnam	superpōnās		superpōnat	superpōnāmus	superpōnātis		superpōnant
	imperfect	superpōnerem	superpōnerēs		superpōneret	superpōnerēmus	superpōnerētis		superpōnerent
	perfect	superposuerim, superposīverim, superposīrim¹	superposuerīs, superposīverīs, superposīrīs¹		superposuerit, superposīverit, superposīrit¹	superposuerīmus, superposīverīmus, superposīrīmus¹	superposuerītis, superposīverītis, superposīrītis¹		superposuerint, superposīverint, superposīrint¹
	pluperfect	superposuissem, superposīvissem, superposīssem¹	superposuissēs, superposīvissēs, superposīssēs¹		superposuisset, superposīvisset, superposīsset¹	superposuissēmus, superposīvissēmus, superposīssēmus¹	superposuissētis, superposīvissētis, superposīssētis¹		superposuissent, superposīvissent, superposīssent¹
passive	present	superpōnar	superpōnāris, superpōnāre		superpōnātur	superpōnāmur	superpōnāminī		superpōnantur
	imperfect	superpōnerer	superpōnerēris, superpōnerēre		superpōnerētur	superpōnerēmur	superpōnerēminī		superpōnerentur
	perfect	superpositus or superpostus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	superpositus or superpostus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	superpōne		—	—	superpōnite		—
active	future	—	superpōnitō		superpōnitō	—	superpōnitōte		superpōnuntō
passive	present	—	superpōnere		—	—	superpōniminī		—
passive	future	—	superpōnitor		superpōnitor	—	—		superpōnuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		superpōnere		superpōnī		superpōnēns		—
future		superpositūrum esse, superpostūrum esse		superpositum īrī, superpostum īrī		superpositūrus, superpostūrus		superpōnendus, superpōnundus
perfect		superposuisse, superposīvisse, superposīsse¹		superpositum esse, superpostum esse		—		superpositus, superpostus
future perfect		—		superpositum fore, superpostum fore		—		—
perfect potential		superpositūrum fuisse, superpostūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		superpōnendī	superpōnendō		superpōnendum	superpōnendō	superpositum, superpostum		superpositū, superpostū

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

Descendants

English: superpose
French: superposer (partially)
Galician: superpoñer, superpór
Italian: sopraporre, sovrapporre
Portuguese: sobrepor, superpor
Romanian: suprapune
Sicilian: suprappùniri
Spanish: sobreponer, superponer

References

“superpono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“superpono”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.