deponente
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin dēpōnentem, accusative of dēpōnēns, present active participle of dēpōnō (“I resign, I give up”), a translation of Ancient Greek ἀποθετικόν (apothetikón).
AdjectiveEdit
deponente (plural deponenti)
NounEdit
deponente m (plural deponenti)
- (rare) depositor
- Synonym: depositante
- (grammar) deponent
ParticipleEdit
deponente (plural deponenti)
Etymology 2Edit
Derived from esponente, with the prefix changed to de-.
NounEdit
deponente m (plural deponenti)
ReferencesEdit
- deponente1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- deponente2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
LatinEdit
NounEdit
dēpōnente
SpanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
deponente (plural deponentes)
NounEdit
deponente m (plural deponentes)
Further readingEdit
- “deponente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014