compos
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
compos
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
compos (not comparable)
- compos mentis; of sound mind; sane
Derived terms edit
French edit
Noun edit
compos ?
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *kompotis. Equivalent to con- + potis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.pos/, [ˈkɔmpɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.pos/, [ˈkɔmpos]
Adjective edit
compos (genitive compotis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
- having mastery, control, or power over something (coupled with genitive)
- sharing (especially in the guilt of something)
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | compos | compotēs | — | ||
| Genitive | compotis | compotum | |||
| Dative | compotī | compotibus | |||
| Accusative | compotem | compos | compotēs | — | |
| Ablative | compote | compotibus | |||
| Vocative | compos | compotēs | — | ||
References edit
- “compos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “compos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- compos in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- compos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be of sane mind: mentis compotem esse
- to lose one's head, be beside oneself: sui (mentis) compotem non esse
- to have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish: voti damnari, compotem fieri
- to be of sane mind: mentis compotem esse