deponent

adj
/dɪˈpəʊnənt/UK/dɪˈpoʊnənt/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō Latin dēpōnō Latin dēpōnēnsder. English deponent From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.

  1. derived from dēpōnēns

Definitions

  1. Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different…

    Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).

  2. A witness

    A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.

  3. A deponent verb.

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