Neuter

supplicium

Meaning

  1. (declension-2, neuter) kneeling, supplication, a humble entreaty or petition
  2. (declension-2, neuter) punishment
  3. (declension-2, neuter) suffering
  4. (declension-2, neuter) torture
  5. (declension-2, neuter) offering to the gods

Synonyms

punitio capitalis

punitionis capitalis

poena capitalis

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[sʊpˈplɪ.ki.ũː]
Etymology

From supplex (“kneeling, begging, suppliant”) (oblique stem supplic-) + -ium.

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