supin
French, noun/sy.pɛ̃/
supin is spelled S-U-P-I-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 181,983rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Supin is a French masculine noun meaning “supine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Infinitif latin qui est aussi un nom verbal”.
What does supin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesupine
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Infinitif latin qui est aussi un nom verbal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of supin
- supins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce supin?
- /sy.pɛ̃/
- \sy.pɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to supin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is supin in French?
supin appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).