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semi-deponent

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

A verb of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Indo-European *h2pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō Latin dēpōnō Latin dēpōnēnsder. English deponent English semi-deponent From semi- + deponent.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Semideponens — verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
  • German: Halbdeponens — verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
  • Italian: semideponente — verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
  • Latin: verbum transgressivum — verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
  • Spanish: semideponente — verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)