stipulor

== Latin == === Alternative forms === stipulō === Etymology === Probably derived from stipula (“blade or wisp of straw”), that played a symbolic role when the partners formally confirmed the agreement. Given that this word also has a cognate in Umbrian stiplo, Proto-Italic *stipelāō can be reconstructed. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈstɪ.pʊ.ɫɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈstiː.pu.lor] === Verb === stipulor (present infinitive stipulārī or stipulārier, perfect active stipulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent to demand a formal promise, to bargain, to covenant, to stipulate (nonstandard) to promise, to engage, to pledge oneself Synonyms: dēspondeō, voveō, spondeō, ostentō, profiteor, polliceor, prōmittō, pangō ==== Conjugation ==== 1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “stipulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “stipulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “stipulor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.