Semideponens
Semideponens (of lat. Semi , half 'and deponent , rarely Halbdeponens ) is a term from the Latin linguistics . With semideponents, the two verbal stems are assigned differently to the diatheses , ie they either have an active present tense stem and a passive perfect stem (more common case) or a passive present tense stem and an active perfect stem (less common case).
Some semideponents in Latin
- audere, audeo, ausus sum (dare)
- confidere, confido, confisus sum (trust)
- diffidere, diffido, diffisus sum (doubt, mistrust)
- gaudere, gaudeo, gavisus sum (have fun, be happy)
- solere, soleo, solitus sum (to be used to doing something)
- fieri, fio, factus sum (happen, will, be made)
- reverti, revertor, reverti, reversus (to return)
The first six semideponents mentioned have an active present stem and a passive perfect stem. Only with reverti is it the other way round.
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