deponent

English

Etymology

From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /diˈpəʊ.nənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /diˈpoʊ.nənt/

Adjective

deponent (not comparable)

  1. (of some Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Scandinavian or Old Irish verbs) Having passive form (that is, conjugating like the passive voice), but an active meaning. (Such verbs, originally reflexive, are considered to have laid aside their passive meanings.)

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See also
  • Category:Greek deponent verbs
  • Category:Latin deponent verbs
  • Category:Old Irish deponent verbs

Noun

deponent (plural deponents)

  1. (law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
  2. (grammar) A deponent verb.

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See also

Danish

Adjective

deponent

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Inflection
Inflection of deponent
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular deponent — —2
Neuter singular deponent — —2
Plural deponente — —2
Definite attributive1 deponente — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Further reading

Latin

Verb

dēpōnent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dēpōnō
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