spondeo, spondere, spopondi, 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 | spopondisse |
| 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
- T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quoius modi. PHIL. Quin fabulare 'di bene vortant, spondeo'? STAS. Eheu ubi usus nil erat dicto, spondeo dicebat..." - T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...propitia hercle est. vel ego pro illa spondeo. quid tu ais? AD. Quid mihi molestu's, opsecro? AGOR..." - T
Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Quod eo adsolet: cena tibi dabitur. TH. Spondeo. EP. Quid? TH. Me accepturum, si dabis. EP. Quid..." - T
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...facis. Phaed. Spondesne, miles, mi hanc uxorem? Ther. Spondeo. Cvrc. Et ego hoc idem una spondeo. Ther. Lepide..." - T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...meoque gnato. E. Sponden tu istud? H. Spondeo. ERG. At ego tuom tibi advenisse filium respondeo. HEG. Cura..." - T
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...dote quam tibi dixi. MEG. Sponden ergo? EVCL. Spondeo. MEG. Di bene vertant. EVCL. Ita di faxint. illud..." - P
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...meam Philumenam 999a uxorem et dotis sex talenta spondeo. 1000a Terence The Latin Library The Classics Page..." - A
Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...tango "tetigi", pungo "pepugi", curro "cecurri", tollo "tetuli", spondeo "spepondi" facit. Sic M. Tullius et C. Caesar "mordeo..."