From en.wiktionary.org:
[spöns]
** Dutch
*** Etymology
From [nl], from [nl], from [nl], from [nl], from [grc], a substrate word.
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
*** Noun
[f]
1. sponge
**** Derived terms
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
**** Descendants
- [af]
- [dcr]
- [jvn]
- [bor=1]
- [srn]
**** See also
- [nl]
** Indonesian
[lang=id]
*** Etymology
From [id].
*** Noun
[id-noun]
1. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
2. sponge (animal)
** Latin
[la]
*** Etymology
Of [la] origin. De Vaan is skeptical of connections to [ine-pro] due to
semantic vagueness and leaves the origin open, while older theories have
connected the word with [la][1] (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); the latter theory appears more semantically reasonable.
*** Pronunciation
- [spōns]
*** Noun
[spōns < 3.sg>]
1. free will , free accord , free impulse , voluntary or spontaneous action
2. * [la]
**** Usage notes
Only attested in the ablative and genitive, almost always in combination with
a personal pronoun (_meā sponte_, _suae spontis_).
**** Declension
[spōns < 3.sg>]
**** Derived terms
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
*** References
References:
[1]. [page=644]
*** Further reading
- [R:L&S]
- [R:Elementary Lewis]
- [R:Gaffiot]
- [R:M&A]
- [R:NLW]
** Norwegian Bokmål
*** Verb
[nb]
1. [nb]