What does spōnsō mean in Latin?

spōnsō, a verb, means “to betroth”.

What are the principal parts of spōnsō?

spōnsō, spōnsāre, spōnsāvī, spōnsātum (first conjugation).

In classical Latin, [ˈspõː.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspɔn.so].

verbfirst conjugation

spōnsō (present infinitive spōnsāre, perfect active spōnsāvī, supine spōnsātum)

Classical[ˈspõː.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈspɔn.so]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	spōnsō	spōnsābam	spōnsābō	spōnsāvī	spōnsāveram	spōnsāverō spōnsārō
2nd sg.	spōnsās	spōnsābās	spōnsābis	spōnsāvistī spōnsāstī	spōnsāverās spōnsārās	spōnsāveris
3rd sg.	spōnsat	spōnsābat	spōnsābit	spōnsāvit	spōnsāverat spōnsārat	spōnsāverit spōnsārit
1st pl.	spōnsāmus	spōnsābāmus	spōnsābimus	spōnsāvimus	spōnsāverāmus	spōnsāverimus spōnsārimus
2nd pl.	spōnsātis	spōnsābātis	spōnsābitis	spōnsāvistis spōnsāstis	spōnsāverātis spōnsārātis	spōnsāveritis spōnsāritis
3rd pl.	spōnsant	spōnsābant	spōnsābunt	spōnsāvērunt spōnsāvēre, spōnsārunt	spōnsāverant spōnsārant	spōnsāverint spōnsārint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	spōnsem	spōnsārem	spōnsāverim spōnsārim	spōnsāvissem spōnsāssem
2nd sg.	spōnsēs	spōnsārēs	spōnsāverīs	spōnsāvissēs spōnsāssēs
3rd sg.	spōnset	spōnsāret	spōnsāverit spōnsārit	spōnsāvisset spōnsāsset
1st pl.	spōnsēmus	spōnsārēmus	spōnsāverīmus spōnsārīmus	spōnsāvissēmus spōnsāssēmus
2nd pl.	spōnsētis	spōnsārētis	spōnsāverītis spōnsārītis	spōnsāvissētis spōnsāssētis
3rd pl.	spōnsent	spōnsārent	spōnsāverint spōnsārint	spōnsāvissent spōnsāssent

passive indicative

passive indicative
form	present	imperfect	future
1st sg.	spōnsor	spōnsābar	spōnsābor
2nd sg.	spōnsāris spōnsāre	spōnsābāris spōnsābāre	spōnsāberis spōnsābere
3rd sg.	spōnsātur	spōnsābātur	spōnsābitur
1st pl.	spōnsāmur	spōnsābāmur	spōnsābimur
2nd pl.	spōnsāminī	spōnsābāminī	spōnsābiminī
3rd pl.	spōnsantur	spōnsābantur	spōnsābuntur

passive subjunctive

imperative

infinitives & participles

infinitives & participles
form	active	passive
present infinitive	spōnsāre	spōnsārī
perfect infinitive	spōnsāvisse spōnsāsse	spōnsātum esse
future infinitive	spōnsātūrum esse	spōnsātum īrī
present participle	spōnsāns	—
perfect participle	—	spōnsātus spōnsāta, spōnsātā, spōnsātae, spōnsātam, spōnsātārum, spōnsātās, spōnsātī, spōnsātōrum, spōnsātōs
future participle	spōnsātūrus spōnsātūra, spōnsātūrā, spōnsātūrae, spōnsātūram, spōnsātūrārum, spōnsātūrās, spōnsātūre, spōnsātūrī, spōnsātūrīs, spōnsātūrō, spōnsātūrōrum, spōnsātūrōs, spōnsātūrum	spōnsandus spōnsanda, spōnsandā, spōnsandae, spōnsandam, spōnsandārum, spōnsandās, spōnsande, spōnsandīs, spōnsandōrum, spōnsandōs

gerundspōnsandī, spōnsandō, spōnsandumsupinespōnsātum, spōnsātū

sponso, āre, v. a. sponsus,

I. to betroth, affiance, espouse (post-class.).

I. Lit.: aliquam, Dig. 23, 2, 38; Tert. Vel. Virg. 11.—

II. Trop.: animam, Paul. Nol. Carm. 18, 43: et sponsabo te mihi in sempiternum, Vulg. Osee, 2, 19; 2, 20.

Either from spondeō + -tō (forming frequentatives) or spōnsus/spōnsa (“bridegroom/bride”) + -ō

Descendants