interpono

Latin

Etymology

inter (“between”, “among”) +‎ pōnō (“I place”, “I put”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.terˈpoː.noː/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈpoːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈpo.no/, [in̪t̪erˈpɔːno]

Verb

interpōnō (present infinitive interpōnere, perfect active interposuī, supine interpositum); third conjugation

1. to put, place or lay between or among
2. to insert, interpose or introduce

   Synonym: obiectō

3. to 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
• Romanian: interpune
• 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^[1], 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)