From the Latin verb dēpōnō (“I lay, set, put or place aside or away”) because the deponent verbs put middle voice aside and sögn (“a verb”).
deponenssögn f (genitive singular deponenssagnar, nominative plural deponenssagnir)
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | deponenssögn | deponenssögnin | deponenssagnir | deponenssagnirnar |
accusative | deponenssögn | deponenssögnina | deponenssagnir | deponenssagnirnar |
dative | deponenssögn | deponenssögninni | deponenssögnum | deponenssögnunum |
genitive | deponenssagnar | deponenssagnarinnar | deponenssagna | deponenssagnanna |