superpono

See also: superpoño

Latin

Etymology

From super- +‎ pōnō (“place”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /su.perˈpoː.noː/, [s̠ʊpɛrˈpoːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /su.perˈpo.no/, [superˈpɔːno]

Verb

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

1. to place, put or lay on top or over

Conjugation

   Conjugation of superpōnō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		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	superposuistī	superposuit	superposuimus	superposuistis	superposuērunt, superposuēre
	pluperfect	superposueram	superposuerās	superposuerat	superposuerāmus	superposuerātis	superposuerant
	future perfect	superposuerō	superposueris	superposuerit	superposuerimus	superposueritis	superposuerint
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 + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	superpositus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	superpositus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	superpōnam	superpōnās	superpōnat	superpōnāmus	superpōnātis	superpōnant
imperfect	superpōnerem	superpōnerēs	superpōneret	superpōnerēmus	superpōnerētis	superpōnerent
perfect	superposuerim	superposuerīs	superposuerit	superposuerīmus	superposuerītis	superposuerint
pluperfect	superposuissem	superposuissēs	superposuisset	superposuissēmus	superposuissētis	superposuissent
passive	present	superpōnar	superpōnāris, superpōnāre	superpōnātur	superpōnāmur	superpōnāminī	superpōnantur
imperfect	superpōnerer	superpōnerēris, superpōnerēre	superpōnerētur	superpōnerēmur	superpōnerēminī	superpōnerentur
perfect	superpositus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	superpositus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	superpōne	—	—	superpōnite	—
	future	—	superpōnitō	superpōnitō	—	superpōnitōte	superpōnuntō
passive	present	—	superpōnere	—	—	superpōniminī	—
	future	—	superpōnitor	superpōnitor	—	—	superpōnuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		superpōnere	superposuisse	superpositūrum esse	superpōnī	superpositum esse	superpositum īrī
participles		superpōnēns	—	superpositūrus	—	superpositus	superpōnendus, superpōnundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		superpōnendī	superpōnendō	superpōnendum	superpōnendō	superpositum	superpositū

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.