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spons
spons
See also: spöns
Indonesian
Noun
spons
- sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
This Indonesian entry was created from the translations listed at sponge. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see spons in the Indonesian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008
Latin
Etymology
Possibly connected with Latin spondeō (thus a pledging of one's self to a thing; hence, opp. to external necessity or inducement, of free will, of one's own accord).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spoːns/
Noun
spōns f (genitive spontis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | spōns |
| genitive | spontis |
| dative | spontī |
| accusative | spontem |
| ablative | sponte |
| vocative | spōns |
Derived terms
References
- spons in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- spons in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “spons”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) that is self-evident, goes without saying: hoc sua sponte appāret
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(ambiguous) that is self-evident, goes without saying: hoc sua sponte appāret
- spons in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016