sponsus

Latin

Etymology

From spondeō (vow, pledge).

Pronunciation

Noun

spōnsus m (genitive spōnsī); second declension

  1. A groom
  2. A fiancé

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spōnsus spōnsī
Genitive spōnsī spōnsōrum
Dative spōnsō spōnsīs
Accusative spōnsum spōnsōs
Ablative spōnsō spōnsīs
Vocative spōnse spōnsī

Descendants

Noun

spōnsus m (genitive spōnsūs); fourth declension

  1. A bail, surety

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spōnsus spōnsūs
Genitive spōnsūs spōnsuum
Dative spōnsuī spōnsibus
Accusative spōnsum spōnsūs
Ablative spōnsū spōnsibus
Vocative spōnsus spōnsūs

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.
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