interpono

Latin

Etymology

From inter- (“between; among”) +‎ pōnō (“to place; to put”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪn.tɛrˈpoː.noː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [in.terˈpɔː.no]

Verb

interpōnō (present infinitive interpōnere, perfect active interposuī or interposīvī, supine interpositum or interpostum); third conjugation

to put, place or lay between or among
to insert, interpose or introduce (often in a bad way)
Synonym: obiectō
- c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.42:
  Caesar, quod neque conloquium interposita causa tolli volebat neque salutem suam Gallorum equitatui committere audebat, commodissimum esse statuit omnibus equis Gallis equitibus detractis eo legionarios milites legionis X., cui quam maxime confidebat, imponere, ut praesidium quam amicissimum, si quid opus facto esset, haberet.
  Caesar, as he didn't want either the interview to be for any reason set aside or confide his wellbeing in the hands of the Gallic cavalry, said he saw as most fit the Gallic horsemen be stripped off their steeds and in their place mount legionaries of the 10th legion, in which he had the utmost faith, that he might have as trusted a body-guard as one could have if the occasion ever urged its use.
to pledge
Synonyms: spondeō, dēspondeō, pangō, stipulor

Conjugation

Conjugation of interpōnō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	interpōnō	interpōnis		interpōnit	interpōnimus	interpōnitis		interpōnunt
	imperfect	interpōnēbam	interpōnēbās		interpōnēbat	interpōnēbāmus	interpōnēbātis		interpōnēbant
	future	interpōnam	interpōnēs		interpōnet	interpōnēmus	interpōnētis		interpōnent
	perfect	interposuī, interposīvī	interposuistī, interposīvistī, interposīstī¹		interposuit, interposīvit, interposīt¹	interposuimus, interposīvimus, interposīmus¹	interposuistis, interposīvistis, interposīstis¹		interposuērunt, interposuēre, interposīvērunt, interposīrunt, interposīvēre¹
	pluperfect	interposueram, interposīveram, interposīram¹	interposuerās, interposīverās, interposīrās¹		interposuerat, interposīverat, interposīrat¹	interposuerāmus, interposīverāmus, interposīrāmus¹	interposuerātis, interposīverātis, interposīrātis¹		interposuerant, interposīverant, interposīrant¹
	future perfect	interposuerō, interposīverō, interposīrō¹	interposueris, interposīveris, interposīris¹		interposuerit, interposīverit, interposīrit¹	interposuerimus, interposīverimus, interposīrimus¹	interposueritis, interposīveritis, interposīritis¹		interposuerint, interposīverint, interposīrint¹
passive	present	interpōnor	interpōneris, interpōnere		interpōnitur	interpōnimur	interpōniminī		interpōnuntur
	imperfect	interpōnēbar	interpōnēbāris, interpōnēbāre		interpōnēbātur	interpōnēbāmur	interpōnēbāminī		interpōnēbantur
	future	interpōnar	interpōnēris, interpōnēre		interpōnētur	interpōnēmur	interpōnēminī		interpōnentur
	perfect	interpositus or interpostus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	interpositus or interpostus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	interpositus or interpostus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	interpōnam	interpōnās		interpōnat	interpōnāmus	interpōnātis		interpōnant
	imperfect	interpōnerem	interpōnerēs		interpōneret	interpōnerēmus	interpōnerētis		interpōnerent
	perfect	interposuerim, interposīverim, interposīrim¹	interposuerīs, interposīverīs, interposīrīs¹		interposuerit, interposīverit, interposīrit¹	interposuerīmus, interposīverīmus, interposīrīmus¹	interposuerītis, interposīverītis, interposīrītis¹		interposuerint, interposīverint, interposīrint¹
	pluperfect	interposuissem, interposīvissem, interposīssem¹	interposuissēs, interposīvissēs, interposīssēs¹		interposuisset, interposīvisset, interposīsset¹	interposuissēmus, interposīvissēmus, interposīssēmus¹	interposuissētis, interposīvissētis, interposīssētis¹		interposuissent, interposīvissent, interposīssent¹
passive	present	interpōnar	interpōnāris, interpōnāre		interpōnātur	interpōnāmur	interpōnāminī		interpōnantur
	imperfect	interpōnerer	interpōnerēris, interpōnerēre		interpōnerētur	interpōnerēmur	interpōnerēminī		interpōnerentur
	perfect	interpositus or interpostus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	interpositus or interpostus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	interpōne		—	—	interpōnite		—
active	future	—	interpōnitō		interpōnitō	—	interpōnitōte		interpōnuntō
passive	present	—	interpōnere		—	—	interpōniminī		—
passive	future	—	interpōnitor		interpōnitor	—	—		interpōnuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		interpōnere		interpōnī		interpōnēns		—
future		interpositūrum esse, interpostūrum esse		interpositum īrī, interpostum īrī		interpositūrus, interpostūrus		interpōnendus, interpōnundus
perfect		interposuisse, interposīvisse, interposīsse¹		interpositum esse, interpostum esse		—		interpositus, interpostus
future perfect		—		interpositum fore, interpostum fore		—		—
perfect potential		interpositūrum fuisse, interpostūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		interpōnendī	interpōnendō		interpōnendum	interpōnendō	interpositum, interpostum		interpositū, interpostū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

interpositiō

Descendants

English: interpone, interpose
French: entreposer, interposer
Italian: interporre
Portuguese: entrepor, interpor
Romanian: interpune
Sicilian: ntrappùniri
Spanish: entreponer, interponer

References

“interpono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“interpono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“interpono”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to interpose, put forward an argument, a reason: causam interponere or interserere
- to make all possible haste to..: nullam moram interponere, quin (Phil. 10. 1. 1)
- to interpolate, insert something: interponere aliquid (De Am. 1. 3)
- to guarantee the protection of the state; to promise a safe-conduct: fidem publicam dare, interponere (Sall. Iug. 32. 1)
- to pledge one's word to..: fidem interponere (Sall. Iug. 32. 5)
- to interfere in a war: bello se interponere (Liv. 35. 48)