deponent
English
Etymology
From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.
Adjective
deponent (not comparable)
- (grammar, of a verb) Having passive grammatical form (that is, conjugating like the passive voice), but an active meaning.
Derived terms
Translations
of a verb: having a passive form with an active meaning
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See also
- Category:Deponent verbs by language
Noun
deponent (plural deponents)
- (law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
- (grammar) A deponent verb.
Related terms
- depose
- deposition
- deposition de bene esse
Translations
witness — see witness
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
Romanian
Declension
Declension of deponent
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) deponent | deponentul | (niște) deponenți | deponenții |
| genitive/dative | (unui) deponent | deponentului | (unor) deponenți | deponenților |
| vocative | deponentule | deponenților | ||
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