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
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..."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..."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..."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..."