deponente

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.poˈnɛn.te/
• Hyphenation: de‧po‧nèn‧te

Etymology 1

From Latin dēpōnentem, accusative of dēpōnēns, present active participle of dēpōnō (“I resign, I give up”), a translation of Ancient Greek ἀποθετικόν (apothetikón).

Adjective

deponente (masculine and feminine plural deponenti)

1. deponent

Noun

deponente m (plural deponenti)

1. (rare) depositor

   Synonym: depositante

2. (grammar) deponent

Participle

deponente

1. present participle of deporre

Etymology 2

Derived from esponente, with the prefix changed to de-.

Noun

deponente m (plural deponenti)

1. (typography) subscript

   Synonym: pedice

   Antonyms: esponente, indice

References

• deponente¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• deponente² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

dēpōnente

1. ablative singular of dēpōnēns