responso

Ido

Etymology

From responsar +‎ -o.

Noun

responso (plural responsi)

1. responsibility, liability

Derived terms

• responsar (+ pri)
• responsanta
• responsiva

Further reading

• respons-ar in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin respōnsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈpɔn.so/, /resˈpon.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔnso, -onso
• Hyphenation: re‧spòn‧so, re‧spón‧so

Noun

responso m (plural responsi)

1. response, answer, reply
2. verdict

Related terms

• rispondere

Further reading

• responso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• responso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• prosseno

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [rɛsˈpõː.soː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [resˈpɔn.so]
• Hyphenation: res‧pōn‧sō

Etymology 1

From respondeō + -tō.

Verb

respōnsō (present infinitive respōnsāre, perfect active respōnsāvī, supine respōnsātum); first conjugation

1. (poetic) to answer, reply, respond

Conjugation

   Conjugation of respōnsō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	respōnsō		respōnsās		respōnsat		respōnsāmus		respōnsātis		respōnsant
	imperfect	respōnsābam		respōnsābās		respōnsābat		respōnsābāmus		respōnsābātis		respōnsābant
	future	respōnsābō		respōnsābis		respōnsābit		respōnsābimus		respōnsābitis		respōnsābunt
	perfect	respōnsāvī		respōnsāvistī		respōnsāvit		respōnsāvimus		respōnsāvistis		respōnsāvērunt, respōnsāvēre
	pluperfect	respōnsāveram		respōnsāverās		respōnsāverat		respōnsāverāmus		respōnsāverātis		respōnsāverant
	future perfect	respōnsāverō		respōnsāveris		respōnsāverit		respōnsāverimus		respōnsāveritis		respōnsāverint
passive	present	respōnsor		respōnsāris, respōnsāre		respōnsātur		respōnsāmur		respōnsāminī		respōnsantur
	imperfect	respōnsābar		respōnsābāris, respōnsābāre		respōnsābātur		respōnsābāmur		respōnsābāminī		respōnsābantur
	future	respōnsābor		respōnsāberis, respōnsābere		respōnsābitur		respōnsābimur		respōnsābiminī		respōnsābuntur
	perfect	respōnsātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	respōnsātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	respōnsātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	respōnsem		respōnsēs		respōnset		respōnsēmus		respōnsētis		respōnsent
	imperfect	respōnsārem		respōnsārēs		respōnsāret		respōnsārēmus		respōnsārētis		respōnsārent
	perfect	respōnsāverim		respōnsāverīs		respōnsāverit		respōnsāverīmus		respōnsāverītis		respōnsāverint
	pluperfect	respōnsāvissem		respōnsāvissēs		respōnsāvisset		respōnsāvissēmus		respōnsāvissētis		respōnsāvissent
passive	present	respōnser		respōnsēris, respōnsēre		respōnsētur		respōnsēmur		respōnsēminī		respōnsentur
	imperfect	respōnsārer		respōnsārēris, respōnsārēre		respōnsārētur		respōnsārēmur		respōnsārēminī		respōnsārentur
	perfect	respōnsātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	respōnsātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		respōnsā		—		—		respōnsāte		—
	future	—		respōnsātō		respōnsātō		—		respōnsātōte		respōnsantō
passive	present	—		respōnsāre		—		—		respōnsāminī		—
	future	—		respōnsātor		respōnsātor		—		—		respōnsantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		respōnsāre			respōnsārī			respōnsāns			—
future		respōnsātūrum esse			respōnsātum īrī			respōnsātūrus			respōnsandus
perfect		respōnsāvisse			respōnsātum esse			—			respōnsātus
future perfect		—			respōnsātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		respōnsātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		respōnsandī		respōnsandō		respōnsandum		respōnsandō		respōnsātum		respōnsātū

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

respōnsō

1. dative/ablative singular of respōnsum

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

respōnsō

1. (Old Latin) first-person singular sigmatic future active indicative of respondeō

Usage notes

See explanation at respondeō.

References

• “responso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “responso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “responso”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈponso/ [resˈpõn.so]
• Rhymes: -onso
• Syllabification: res‧pon‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin respōnsum. By surface analysis, deverbal from responsar.

Alternative forms

• reponso (Chile, colloquial)

Noun

responso m (plural responsos)

1. prayer for the dead
2. (colloquial) telling-off; bollocking

   Synonyms: reprimenda, rapapolvo

3. (rare) response

   Synonym: respuesta

Related terms

• responder

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

responso

1. first-person singular present indicative of responsar

Further reading

• “responso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “responso”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA