spondeo, spondere, spepondi, sponsus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Government
promise, give pledge/undertaking/surety; contract to give/take in marriage;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | spondeo | spondemus |
| 2 | spondes | spondetis |
| 3 | spondet | spondent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | spondere |
| active | perfect | spepondisse |
| passive | present | sponderi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sponde | spondete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | spondeto | spondetote |
| 3 | spondeto | spondento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | spondere | spondemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | spondetor | — |
| 3 | spondetor | spondentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsus | sponsi |
| Gen. | sponsi | sponsorum |
| Dat. | sponso | — |
| Acc. | sponsum | sponsos |
| Voc. | sponse | sponsi |
| Abl. | sponso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsa | sponsae |
| Gen. | sponsae | sponsarum |
| Dat. | sponsae | — |
| Acc. | sponsam | sponsas |
| Voc. | sponsa | sponsae |
| Abl. | sponsa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsum | sponsa |
| Gen. | sponsi | sponsorum |
| Dat. | sponso | — |
| Acc. | sponsum | sponsa |
| Voc. | sponsum | sponsa |
| Abl. | sponso | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | spondendus | — |
| Gen. | spondendi | — |
| Dat. | spondendo | — |
| Acc. | spondendum | — |
| Voc. | spondende | — |
| Abl. | spondendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | spondenda | — |
| Gen. | spondendae | — |
| Dat. | spondendae | — |
| Acc. | spondendam | — |
| Voc. | spondenda | — |
| Abl. | spondenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | spondendum | — |
| Gen. | spondendi | — |
| Dat. | spondendo | — |
| Acc. | spondendum | — |
| Voc. | spondendum | — |
| Abl. | spondendo | — |
Supines
accusative: sponsum; ablative: sponsu
Examples
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quoius modi. PHIL. Quin fabulare 'di bene vortant, spondeo'? STAS. Eheu ubi usus nil erat dicto, spondeo dicebat..."Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...propitia hercle est. vel ego pro illa spondeo. quid tu ais? AD. Quid mihi molestu's, opsecro? AGOR..."Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Quod eo adsolet: cena tibi dabitur. TH. Spondeo. EP. Quid? TH. Me accepturum, si dabis. EP. Quid..."Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...facis. Phaed. Spondesne, miles, mi hanc uxorem? Ther. Spondeo. Cvrc. Et ego hoc idem una spondeo. Ther. Lepide..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...meoque gnato. E. Sponden tu istud? H. Spondeo. ERG. At ego tuom tibi advenisse filium respondeo. HEG. Cura..."Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...dote quam tibi dixi. MEG. Sponden ergo? EVCL. Spondeo. MEG. Di bene vertant. EVCL. Ita di faxint. illud..."Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...meam Philumenam 999a uxorem et dotis sex talenta spondeo. 1000a Terence The Latin Library The Classics Page..."Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...tango "tetigi", pungo "pepugi", curro "cecurri", tollo "tetuli", spondeo "spepondi" facit. Sic M. Tullius et C. Caesar "mordeo..."