deponent

¹de·po·nent

adj \di-ˈpō-nənt\

Definition of DEPONENT

: occurring with passive or middle voice forms but with active voice meaning <the deponent verbs in Latin and Greek>

Origin of DEPONENT

Late Latin deponent-, deponens, from Latin, present participle of deponere

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with DEPONENT

component, exponent, opponent, proponent