deponent (redirected from deponents)

de·po·nent  (d-pnnt)

adj. Grammar

Being a verb of active meaning but passive or middle form, as certain Latin and Greek verbs.

n.

1. Grammar A deponent verb.

2. Law One who gives testimony by affidavit or deposition.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin (verbum) dpnns, (verbum) dpnent-, deponent (verb), present participle of Latin dpnere, to put down; see depone.]

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deponent [dɪˈpəʊnənt]

adj

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar (of a verb, esp in Latin) having the inflectional endings of a passive verb but the meaning of an active verb

n

1. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a deponent verb

2. (Law) Law

a.  a person who makes an affidavit

b.  a person, esp a witness, who makes a deposition

[from Latin dēpōnēns putting aside, putting down, from dēpōnere to put down, depone]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

deponent - a person who testifies or gives a deposition deposer, testifier witness, witnesser, informant - someone who sees an event and reports what happened

Translations

deponent

n (Ling) → Deponens nt; (Jur) → vereidigter Zeuge

adj deponent verb → Deponens nt