LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

spōnsor

spōnsor m (genitive spōnsōris)
Classical[ˈspõː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈspɔn.sor]

Meaning

  1. a bondsman, surety

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Sponsor · Vas · Præs

Sponsor is a surety in a general sense, who guarantees any thing whatever; whereas vas and præs are sureties in a court of justice; vas (from ἄεθλος) one who gives security for the appearance of one or other party in court; præs, who gives security for a claim of government. (iv. 113.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespōnsorspōnsōrēs
genitivespōnsōrisspōnsōrum
dativespōnsōrīspōnsōribus
accusativespōnsōremspōnsōrēs
ablativespōnsōrespōnsōribus
vocativespōnsorspōnsōrēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

sponsionem facere, sponsorem esse pro aliquo
to be security for some one.

sponsor, ōris, m. spondeo, one who becomes answerable for another.
I. Lit., a bondsman, surety (cf.: vas; gen. vadis, praes, vindex): de tuo negotio, quod sponsor es pro Pompeio, si Galba consponsor tuus redierit, non desinam cum illo communicare, Cic. Fam. 6, 18, 3: sponsores et creditores L. Trebellii, id. Phil. 6, 4, 11; cf. id. Quint. 23, 73: sponsor promissorum alicujus, id. Att. 15, 15, 2; 1, 10, 6; cf. id. ib. 1, 8, 2: si Pompeius mihi testis de voluntate Caesaris et sponsor est illi de meā, id. Prov. Cons. 18, 43; cf.: vel testis opinionis meae vel sponsor humanitatis tuae, id. Fam. 7, 5, 2: quem, inquis, deorum sponsorem accepisti? Sen. Ep. 82, 1; cf.: (Hymenaeus) mihi conjugii sponsor et obses erat, Ov. H. 2, 34. —Poet., of a goddess: sponsor conjugii stat Dea picta sui, Ov. H. 16, 114.—
II. Transf. (eccl. Lat.), a godfather, godmother, sponsor, Tert. Bapt. 18 med.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*spend-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spondéyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*spondejō
  4. Proto-Italic*spondeō
  5. Latinspōnsor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin spōnsor From spondeō (“to promise”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishsponsor
  • Frenchsponsorfrom English sponsor
  • GermanSponsorfrom English sponsor
  • Czechsponzorfrom English sponsor
  • Danishsponsorfrom English sponsor
  • Dutchsponsorfrom English sponsor
  • Indonesiansponsorfrom English sponsor
  • Polishsponsorfrom English sponsor
  • Scottish Gaelicsponsairfrom English sponsor
  • TranslingualSponsor

In English words that came into English from spōnsor

  • sponsorspōnsor

Quick answers

What does spōnsor mean in Latin?
spōnsor, a noun, means “a bondsman, surety”.
What is the genitive of spōnsor?
The genitive singular is spōnsōris. spōnsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce spōnsor?
In classical Latin, [ˈspõː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspɔn.sor].
Where does spōnsor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *spend- → Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti → Proto-Italic *spondejō → Proto-Italic *spondeō → Latin spōnsor.