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verbfirst conjugation

dēspōnsō

dēspōnsō (present infinitive dēspōnsāre, perfect active dēspōnsāvī, supine dēspōnsātum)
Classical[deːsˈpõː.soː]Ecclesiastical[desˈpɔn.so]

Meaning

  1. to betroth

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēspōnsōdēspōnsābamdēspōnsābōdēspōnsāvīdēspōnsāveramdēspōnsāverō
dēspōnsārō
2nd sg.dēspōnsāsdēspōnsābāsdēspōnsābisdēspōnsāvistī
dēspōnsāstī		dēspōnsāverās
dēspōnsārās		dēspōnsāveris
3rd sg.dēspōnsatdēspōnsābatdēspōnsābitdēspōnsāvitdēspōnsāverat
dēspōnsārat		dēspōnsāverit
dēspōnsārit
1st pl.dēspōnsāmusdēspōnsābāmusdēspōnsābimusdēspōnsāvimusdēspōnsāverāmusdēspōnsāverimus
dēspōnsārimus
2nd pl.dēspōnsātisdēspōnsābātisdēspōnsābitisdēspōnsāvistis
dēspōnsāstis		dēspōnsāverātis
dēspōnsārātis		dēspōnsāveritis
dēspōnsāritis
3rd pl.dēspōnsantdēspōnsābantdēspōnsābuntdēspōnsāvērunt
dēspōnsāvēre, dēspōnsārunt		dēspōnsāverant
dēspōnsārant		dēspōnsāverint
dēspōnsārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēspōnsemdēspōnsāremdēspōnsāverim
dēspōnsārim		dēspōnsāvissem
dēspōnsāssem
2nd sg.dēspōnsēsdēspōnsārēsdēspōnsāverīsdēspōnsāvissēs
dēspōnsāssēs
3rd sg.dēspōnsetdēspōnsāretdēspōnsāverit
dēspōnsārit		dēspōnsāvisset
dēspōnsāsset
1st pl.dēspōnsēmusdēspōnsārēmusdēspōnsāverīmus
dēspōnsārīmus		dēspōnsāvissēmus
dēspōnsāssēmus
2nd pl.dēspōnsētisdēspōnsārētisdēspōnsāverītis
dēspōnsārītis		dēspōnsāvissētis
dēspōnsāssētis
3rd pl.dēspōnsentdēspōnsārentdēspōnsāverint
dēspōnsārint		dēspōnsāvissent
dēspōnsāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēspōnsordēspōnsābardēspōnsābor
2nd sg.dēspōnsāris
dēspōnsāre		dēspōnsābāris
dēspōnsābāre		dēspōnsāberis
dēspōnsābere
3rd sg.dēspōnsāturdēspōnsābāturdēspōnsābitur
1st pl.dēspōnsāmurdēspōnsābāmurdēspōnsābimur
2nd pl.dēspōnsāminīdēspōnsābāminīdēspōnsābiminī
3rd pl.dēspōnsanturdēspōnsābanturdēspōnsābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēspōnserdēspōnsārer
2nd sg.dēspōnsēris
dēspōnsēre		dēspōnsārēris
dēspōnsārēre
3rd sg.dēspōnsēturdēspōnsārētur
1st pl.dēspōnsēmurdēspōnsārēmur
2nd pl.dēspōnsēminīdēspōnsārēminī
3rd pl.dēspōnsenturdēspōnsārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēspōnsādēspōnsāre
pres. 2nd pl.dēspōnsātedēspōnsāminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēspōnsātōdēspōnsātor
fut. 3rd sg.dēspōnsātōdēspōnsātor
fut. 2nd pl.dēspōnsātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēspōnsantōdēspōnsantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēspōnsāredēspōnsārī
perfect infinitivedēspōnsāvisse
dēspōnsāsse		dēspōnsātum esse
future infinitivedēspōnsātūrum essedēspōnsātum īrī
present participledēspōnsāns—
perfect participle—dēspōnsātus
dēspōnsāta, dēspōnsātā, dēspōnsātae, dēspōnsātam, dēspōnsātārum, dēspōnsātās, dēspōnsātī, dēspōnsātōrum, dēspōnsātōs
future participledēspōnsātūrus
dēspōnsātūra, dēspōnsātūrā, dēspōnsātūrae, dēspōnsātūram, dēspōnsātūrārum, dēspōnsātūrās, dēspōnsātūre, dēspōnsātūrī, dēspōnsātūrīs, dēspōnsātūrō, dēspōnsātūrōrum, dēspōnsātūrōs, dēspōnsātūrum		dēspōnsandus
dēspōnsanda, dēspōnsandā, dēspōnsandae, dēspōnsandam, dēspōnsandārum, dēspōnsandās, dēspōnsande, dēspōnsandīs, dēspōnsandōrum, dēspōnsandōs
gerunddēspōnsandī, dēspōnsandō, dēspōnsandumsupinedēspōnsātum, dēspōnsātū

dē-sponso, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to betroth (post-Aug.), Suet. Caes. 1; id. Claud. 27; Aur. Vict. Orig. 13: viro justo, Ambros. in Luc. 10, 21; Vulg. Matt. 1, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēspōnsō

Latin de- Latin spōnsō Latin dēspōnsō From de- + spōnsō.

Descendants
  • Italiandisposare
  • Portuguesedesposar
  • Spanishdesposar

Quick answers

What does dēspōnsō mean in Latin?
dēspōnsō, a verb, means “to betroth”.
What are the principal parts of dēspōnsō?
dēspōnsō, dēspōnsāre, dēspōnsāvī, dēspōnsātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēspōnsō?
In classical Latin, [deːsˈpõː.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [desˈpɔn.so].
Where does dēspōnsō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēspōnsō.