sponso, sponsare, sponsavi, sponsatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
become betrothed/engaged to marry (woman); espouse, affiance (L+S);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sponso | sponsamus |
| 2 | sponsas | sponsatis |
| 3 | sponsat | sponsant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | sponsare |
| active | perfect | sponsavisse |
| passive | present | sponsari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sponsa | sponsate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sponsato | sponsatote |
| 3 | sponsato | sponsanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sponsare | sponsamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sponsator | — |
| 3 | sponsator | sponsantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsatus | sponsati |
| Gen. | sponsati | sponsatorum |
| Dat. | sponsato | — |
| Acc. | sponsatum | sponsatos |
| Voc. | sponsate | sponsati |
| Abl. | sponsato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsata | sponsatae |
| Gen. | sponsatae | sponsatarum |
| Dat. | sponsatae | — |
| Acc. | sponsatam | sponsatas |
| Voc. | sponsata | sponsatae |
| Abl. | sponsata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsatum | sponsata |
| Gen. | sponsati | sponsatorum |
| Dat. | sponsato | — |
| Acc. | sponsatum | sponsata |
| Voc. | sponsatum | sponsata |
| Abl. | sponsato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsandus | — |
| Gen. | sponsandi | — |
| Dat. | sponsando | — |
| Acc. | sponsandum | — |
| Voc. | sponsande | — |
| Abl. | sponsando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsanda | — |
| Gen. | sponsandae | — |
| Dat. | sponsandae | — |
| Acc. | sponsandam | — |
| Voc. | sponsanda | — |
| Abl. | sponsanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sponsandum | — |
| Gen. | sponsandi | — |
| Dat. | sponsando | — |
| Acc. | sponsandum | — |
| Voc. | sponsandum | — |
| Abl. | sponsando | — |
Supines
accusative: sponsatum; ablative: sponsatu
Examples
- L
Medea
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...regiae stirpi date. Num peius aliquid? quod precer sponso malum? uiuat; per urbes erret ignotas egens exul pauens..." - G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...praetura functi sustinverant. Triumphalia ornamenta Silano, filiae suae sponso, nondum puberi dedit, maioribus vero natu tam multis tamque..." - G
Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...uxorem suamque, Iuliam, Gnaeo Pompeio conlocavit repudiato priore sponso Servilio Caepione, cuius vel praecipua opera paulo ante Bibulum..." - P
Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...pudor, quale coloratum Tithoni coniuge caelum subrubet, aut sponso visa puella novo; quale rosae fulgent inter sua lilia..."