deponent

Meaning

Adj

Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).

Noun

1. A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
2. A deponent verb.

Synonyms

testifier

witness

deposer

deponent verb

voucher

attestant

vouchee

attestor

witnesser

lay witness

attester

verb deponent

depositor

martyr

verifier

Translations

μάρτυρας

καταθέτης

déponent

deponente

tanık

Deponens

αποθετικός

αποθετικό ρήμα

Aussagender

verbe déponent

Zeuge

deponens

dēpōnēns

deponent

deponente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diˈpəʊ.nənt/

Etymology

From Latin dēpōnēns (“laying aside”), the present active participle of dēpōnō (“lay aside”), from dē- + pōnō (“put, place”). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.