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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈpəʊnənt/ (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈpoʊnənt/, /diˈpoʊ.nənt/ Rhymes: -əʊnənt === Adjective === deponent (not comparable) (grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== 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 ==== ==== See also ==== affiant de bene esse == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin dēpōnēns. === Adjective === deponent (neuter deponent, plural and definite singular attributive deponente) (grammar, of a verb). verb conjugated passively but used actively. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “deponent” in Den Danske Ordbog == Latin == === Verb === dēpōnent third-person plural future active indicative of dēpōnō == Maltese == === Alternative forms === deponenti === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian deponente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛ.pɔˈnɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === deponent m (plural deponenti) (grammar) deponent === Adjective === deponent (plural deponenti) deponent === Related terms === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin deponens. === Noun === deponent m (plural deponenți, feminine equivalent deponentă) depositor ==== Declension ====