noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:sə-päzʹĭ-tôr'ē
General-American:/səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
rectal suppository
vaginal suppository
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
History
Etymology
From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius (“placed beneath”), from Latin suppōnō (“to put under”).
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَحْمِيلَة
(taḥmīla)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Arabic:
لَبُوس
(labūs)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Arabic:
مفتول
(maftul)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Bulgarian:
свещичка
(sveštička)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Catalan:
supositori
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Chinese Mandarin:
栓劑 /栓剂
(shuānjì)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Czech:
čípek
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Danish:
stikpille
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Dutch:
zetpil
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Dutch:
suppositoir
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Dutch:
suppo
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Egyptian:
D52:H8
(mt)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Esperanto:
supozitorio
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Finnish:
suppo
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Finnish:
suppositorio
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Finnish:
peräpuikko
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
French:
suppositoire
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Georgian:
სანთელი
(santeli)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
German:
Zäpfchen
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Greek:
υπόθετο
(ypótheto)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Hungarian:
kúp
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Hungarian:
végbélkúp
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Icelandic:
stíll
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Icelandic:
stikkpilla
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Indonesian:
supositoria
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Irish:
sopastóir
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Italian:
supposta
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Japanese:
坐薬
(zayaku)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Japanese:
坐剤
(zazai)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Korean:
좌약
(jwayak)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Latin:
suppositōrium
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Lithuanian:
žvakùtė
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Malay:
supositori
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Persian:
شیاف
(šiâf)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Polish:
czopek
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Portuguese:
supositório
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Russian:
суппозиторий
(suppozitorij)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Russian:
свеча́
(svečá)
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Slovak:
čapík
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Spanish:
supositorio
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Spanish:
cala
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Swedish:
stolpiller
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Thai:
ยาเหน็บ
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Turkish:
fitil
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
Welsh:
tawddgyffur
— medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity
