interpono
Latin
Etymology
inter (“between”, “among”) + pōnō (“I place”, “I put”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.terˈpoː.noː/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈpoːnoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.terˈpo.no/, [in̪t̪erˈpɔːno]
Verb
interpōnō (present infinitive interpōnere, perfect active interposuī, supine interpositum); third conjugation
- I put, place or lay between or among
- I insert, interpose or introduce
- Synonym: obiectō
- I pledge
- Synonyms: spondeō, dēspondeō, pangō, stipulor
Conjugation
| Conjugation of interpōnō (third conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | interpōnō | interpōnis | interpōnit | interpōnimus | interpōnitis | interpōnunt |
| imperfect | interpōnēbam | interpōnēbās | interpōnēbat | interpōnēbāmus | interpōnēbātis | interpōnēbant | |
| future | interpōnam | interpōnēs | interpōnet | interpōnēmus | interpōnētis | interpōnent | |
| perfect | interposuī | interposuistī | interposuit | interposuimus | interposuistis | interposuērunt, interposuēre | |
| pluperfect | interposueram | interposuerās | interposuerat | interposuerāmus | interposuerātis | interposuerant | |
| future perfect | interposuerō | interposueris | interposuerit | interposuerimus | interposueritis | interposuerint | |
| passive | present | interpōnor | interpōneris, interpōnere | interpōnitur | interpōnimur | interpōniminī | interpōnuntur |
| imperfect | interpōnēbar | interpōnēbāris, interpōnēbāre | interpōnēbātur | interpōnēbāmur | interpōnēbāminī | interpōnēbantur | |
| future | interpōnar | interpōnēris, interpōnēre | interpōnētur | interpōnēmur | interpōnēminī | interpōnentur | |
| perfect | interpositus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | interpositus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | interpositus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | interpōnam | interpōnās | interpōnat | interpōnāmus | interpōnātis | interpōnant |
| imperfect | interpōnerem | interpōnerēs | interpōneret | interpōnerēmus | interpōnerētis | interpōnerent | |
| perfect | interposuerim | interposuerīs | interposuerit | interposuerīmus | interposuerītis | interposuerint | |
| pluperfect | interposuissem | interposuissēs | interposuisset | interposuissēmus | interposuissētis | interposuissent | |
| passive | present | interpōnar | interpōnāris, interpōnāre | interpōnātur | interpōnāmur | interpōnāminī | interpōnantur |
| imperfect | interpōnerer | interpōnerēris, interpōnerēre | interpōnerētur | interpōnerēmur | interpōnerēminī | interpōnerentur | |
| perfect | interpositus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | interpositus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | interpōne | — | — | interpōnite | — |
| future | — | interpōnitō | interpōnitō | — | interpōnitōte | interpōnuntō | |
| passive | present | — | interpōnere | — | — | interpōniminī | — |
| future | — | interpōnitor | interpōnitor | — | — | interpōnuntor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | interpōnere | interposuisse | interpositūrum esse | interpōnī | interpositum esse | interpositum īrī | |
| participles | interpōnēns | — | interpositūrus | — | interpositus | interpōnendus, interpōnundus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| interpōnendī | interpōnendō | interpōnendum | interpōnendō | interpositum | interpositū | ||
Derived terms
- interpositiō
Descendants
- English: interpone, interpose
- French: entreposer, interposer
- Italian: interporre
- Portuguese: entrepor, interpor
- Sicilian: ntrappùniri
- Spanish: entreponer, interponer
References
- “interpono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “interpono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- interpono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to interpose, put forward an argument, a reason: causam interponere or interserere
- to make all possible haste to..: nullam moram interponere, quin (Phil. 10. 1. 1)
- to interpolate, insert something: interponere aliquid (De Am. 1. 3)
- to guarantee the protection of the state; to promise a safe-conduct: fidem publicam dare, interponere (Sall. Iug. 32. 1)
- to pledge one's word to..: fidem interponere (Sall. Iug. 32. 5)
- to interfere in a war: bello se interponere (Liv. 35. 48)
- to interpose, put forward an argument, a reason: causam interponere or interserere