desponso

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Latin

Etymology

From de- +‎ spōnsō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēspōnsō (present infinitive dēspōnsāre, perfect active dēspōnsāvī, supine dēspōnsātum); first conjugation

  1. to betroth

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italian: disposare
  • Portuguese: desposar
  • Spanish: desposar

References

  • desponso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • desponso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.