Meanings
adjectivesemi-deponent (not comparable)
alternative semideponent
- not comparableOf a verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent.
nounsemi-deponent (plural semi-deponents)
plural semi-deponents · alternative semideponent
- A verb of this kind.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
- Proto-Italic*po
- Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
- Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
- Proto-Italic*sinō
- Proto-Italic*pozinō
- Latinpōnō
- Latindēpōnō
- Latindēpōnēns
- Englishdeponent
- Englishsemi-deponent
Translations
German Semideponens, Halbdeponens
- Semideponensverb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
- Halbdeponensverb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
Italian semideponente
- semideponenteverb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
Latin verbum transgressivum
- verbum transgressivumverb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
Spanish semideponente
- semideponenteverb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)
Cite this entry
APA
semi-deponent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-deponent
MLA
“semi-deponent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-deponent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semi-deponent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-deponent.
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