sponsus
Latin
Etymology
From spondeō (“vow, pledge”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspon.sus/, [ˈspõː.sʊs]
Noun
spōnsus m (genitive spōnsī); second declension
- A groom
- A fiancé
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spōnsus | spōnsī |
| Genitive | spōnsī | spōnsōrum |
| Dative | spōnsō | spōnsīs |
| Accusative | spōnsum | spōnsōs |
| Ablative | spōnsō | spōnsīs |
| Vocative | spōnse | spōnsī |
Descendants
- Asturian: esposu
- Catalan: espòs
- English: spouse
- French: époux
- Friulian: spôs
- Galician: esposo
- Ido: spozo
- Italian: sposo
- German: Gspusi
- Lombard: spós
- Occitan: espós
- Old French: espos
- Portuguese: esposo
- Romansh: spus, spous
- Sardinian: isposu, sposu
- Sicilian: spusu
- Spanish: esposo
- Venetian: spóxo
Noun
spōnsus m (genitive spōnsūs); fourth declension
- A bail, surety
Inflection
Fourth declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spōnsus | spōnsūs |
| Genitive | spōnsūs | spōnsuum |
| Dative | spōnsuī | spōnsibus |
| Accusative | spōnsum | spōnsūs |
| Ablative | spōnsū | spōnsibus |
| Vocative | spōnsus | spōnsūs |
Related terms
- spondeō
- spōnsa
- spōnsālia
- spōnsiō
- spōnsō
- spōnsor
- spōnsum
References
- sponsus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sponsus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sponsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette