sponso

French

Etymology

Clipping of sponsorisation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɔ̃n.so/

Noun

sponso f (plural sponsos)

1. (colloquial) sponsorship
2. (colloquial) an advert presenting a sponsor

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspon.so/

Noun

sponso (plural sponsos)

1. newlywed
2. bridegroom
3. husband
4. spouse

Synonyms

• (all senses) sposo
• (husband) marito

Latin

Etymology 1

Frequentative of spondeō through its past participle, spōnsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.soː/, [ˈs̠põːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.so/, [ˈspɔnso]

Verb

spōnsō (present infinitive spōnsāre, perfect active spōnsāvī, supine spōnsātum); first conjugation

1. to betroth

Conjugation

Conjugation of spōnsō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	spōnsō	spōnsās	spōnsat	spōnsāmus	spōnsātis	spōnsant
	imperfect	spōnsābam	spōnsābās	spōnsābat	spōnsābāmus	spōnsābātis	spōnsābant
	future	spōnsābō	spōnsābis	spōnsābit	spōnsābimus	spōnsābitis	spōnsābunt
	perfect	spōnsāvī	spōnsāvistī	spōnsāvit	spōnsāvimus	spōnsāvistis	spōnsāvērunt, spōnsāvēre
	pluperfect	spōnsāveram	spōnsāverās	spōnsāverat	spōnsāverāmus	spōnsāverātis	spōnsāverant
	future perfect	spōnsāverō	spōnsāveris	spōnsāverit	spōnsāverimus	spōnsāveritis	spōnsāverint
passive	present	spōnsor	spōnsāris, spōnsāre	spōnsātur	spōnsāmur	spōnsāminī	spōnsantur
	imperfect	spōnsābar	spōnsābāris, spōnsābāre	spōnsābātur	spōnsābāmur	spōnsābāminī	spōnsābantur
	future	spōnsābor	spōnsāberis, spōnsābere	spōnsābitur	spōnsābimur	spōnsābiminī	spōnsābuntur
	perfect	spōnsātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	spōnsātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	spōnsātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	spōnsem	spōnsēs	spōnset	spōnsēmus	spōnsētis	spōnsent
	imperfect	spōnsārem	spōnsārēs	spōnsāret	spōnsārēmus	spōnsārētis	spōnsārent
	perfect	spōnsāverim	spōnsāverīs	spōnsāverit	spōnsāverīmus	spōnsāverītis	spōnsāverint
	pluperfect	spōnsāvissem	spōnsāvissēs	spōnsāvisset	spōnsāvissēmus	spōnsāvissētis	spōnsāvissent
passive	present	spōnser	spōnsēris, spōnsēre	spōnsētur	spōnsēmur	spōnsēminī	spōnsentur
	imperfect	spōnsārer	spōnsārēris, spōnsārēre	spōnsārētur	spōnsārēmur	spōnsārēminī	spōnsārentur
	perfect	spōnsātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	spōnsātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	spōnsā	—	—	spōnsāte	—
	future	—	spōnsātō	spōnsātō	—	spōnsātōte	spōnsantō
passive	present	—	spōnsāre	—	—	spōnsāminī	—
	future	—	spōnsātor	spōnsātor	—	—	spōnsantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		spōnsāre	spōnsāvisse	spōnsātūrum esse	spōnsārī	spōnsātum esse	spōnsātum īrī
participles		spōnsāns	—	spōnsātūrus	—	spōnsātus	spōnsandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		spōnsandī	spōnsandō	spōnsandum	spōnsandō	spōnsātum	spōnsātū

Derived terms

• despōnsō

Descendants

• Asturian: esposar
• Catalan: esposar
• Friulian: sposâ
• Italian: sposare
• Lombard: sposà
• Occitan: esposar
• Old French: espouser
  • Middle French: espouser
    • French: épouser
  • Walloon: spozer
  • → Middle English: espousen
    • English: to espouse
• Piedmontese: sposé
• Portuguese: esposar
• Ladino: espozar
• Sardinian: isposai, isposare, sposai, ippusà
• Sicilian: spusari
• Venetan: spoxar

Etymology 2

Noun

spōnsō

1. dative/ablative singular of spōnsus

Etymology 3

Verb

spōnsō

1. (Old Latin) first-person singular sigmatic future active indicative of spondeō

Usage notes

See explanation at spondeō.

References

• “sponso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sponso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.