Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suppedaneum

/sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: suppeda-neum
IPA: /sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross

noun

the platform in front of the altar on which celebrating priest stands

Example Sentences

"2002: At the center of the O, a nimbed Christ is fixed to a cross with a large serpent coiled at its base, his feet on a suppedaneum. — Celia Chazell, Reading Medieval Images, ed. Thelma Thomas & Elizabeth Sears (University of Michigan 2005, p. 27)"

Etymology

From Late Latin suppedāneum, neuter of suppedāneus (“under the feet”), composed of sup- (“under”) + ped- (“foot”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).

Inflected Forms

suppedanea (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce suppedaneum?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/.
What does suppedaneum mean?: a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross
Where does suppedaneum come from?: From Late Latin suppedāneum, neuter of suppedāneus (“under the feet”), composed of sup- (“under”) + ped- (“foot”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).

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