suppositio

English

Etymology

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

Inflection

Third declension.

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, 1883–1887)
suppositio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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