desponso

desponso

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.