compo

See also: Compo

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɒm.pəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɒmpəʊ

Noun

compo (countable and uncountable, plural compos)

1. Abbreviation of compensation.
   1. (Australia, slang) Workers' compensation.
2. Abbreviation of composition.
   1. (military, slang, historical, attributive) Compo ration.
      • 1992, Martin Walker, Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1991: Public Eating:

        Sometimes supplies of food might be a little short in certain areas but attempts were made to ensure that all men had some rations, compo and fresh, available to them.

   2. A mixture of whiting, resin, and glue for ornamenting walls and cornices.
   3. Lime cement mortar.

      Lime-cement mortar is also known as composition or "compo" mortar, guarded or gauged mortar. The mix contains, lime, cement and sand in proportions depending on the requirements of the work.

   4. (cricket) A type of practice cricket ball made of cork and rubber.
3. Abbreviation of competition.
   • 2013, Cynthia Chris, David A. Gerstner, Media Authorship, page 162:

     Some Demosceners claim, however, that the Demoscene is no longer a vital community, and that commercial sponsors of compos (competitions) have corrupted the community's original ethos.

Derived terms

• compo ration

Chinese

Etymology

From English composition.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kom¹ po², kam¹ po²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kom¹ po², kam¹ po²
    • Yale: colloquial sounds not defined, kām pó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kom¹ po², kam¹ po²
    • Guangdong Romanization: colloquial sounds not defined, kem¹ po²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵/, /kʰɐm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵/

Noun

compo

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) composition (written essay) (especially in language exams)

References

• English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkompo/, [ˈko̞mpo̞]

Noun

compo

1. Alternative form of kompo

Declension

Inflection of compo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		compo	compot
genitive		compon	compojen
partitive		compoa	compoja
illative		compoon	compoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		compo	compot
accusative	nom.	compo	compot
	gen.	compon
genitive		compon	compojen
partitive		compoa	compoja
inessive		compossa	compoissa
elative		composta	compoista
illative		compoon	compoihin
adessive		compolla	compoilla
ablative		compolta	compoilta
allative		compolle	compoille
essive		compona	compoina
translative		compoksi	compoiksi
abessive		compotta	compoitta
instructive		—	compoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of compo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative componi componi accusative nom. componi componi gen. componi genitive componi compojeni partitive compoani compojani inessive compossani compoissani elative compostani compoistani illative compooni compoihini adessive compollani compoillani ablative compoltani compoiltani allative compolleni compoilleni essive componani compoinani translative compokseni compoikseni abessive compottani compoittani instructive — — comitative — compoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative composi composi accusative nom. composi composi gen. composi genitive composi compojesi partitive compoasi compojasi inessive compossasi compoissasi elative compostasi compoistasi illative compoosi compoihisi adessive compollasi compoillasi ablative compoltasi compoiltasi allative compollesi compoillesi essive componasi compoinasi translative compoksesi compoiksesi abessive compottasi compoittasi instructive — — comitative — compoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative compomme compomme accusative nom. compomme compomme gen. compomme genitive compomme compojemme partitive compoamme compojamme inessive compossamme compoissamme elative compostamme compoistamme illative compoomme compoihimme adessive compollamme compoillamme ablative compoltamme compoiltamme allative compollemme compoillemme essive componamme compoinamme translative compoksemme compoiksemme abessive compottamme compoittamme instructive — — comitative — compoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative componne componne accusative nom. componne componne gen. componne genitive componne compojenne partitive compoanne compojanne inessive compossanne compoissanne elative compostanne compoistanne illative compoonne compoihinne adessive compollanne compoillanne ablative compoltanne compoiltanne allative compollenne compoillenne essive componanne compoinanne translative compoksenne compoiksenne abessive compottanne compoittanne instructive — — comitative — compoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative componsa componsa accusative nom. componsa componsa gen. componsa genitive componsa compojensa partitive compoaan compoansa compojaan compojansa inessive compossaan compossansa compoissaan compoissansa elative compostaan compostansa compoistaan compoistansa illative compoonsa compoihinsa adessive compollaan compollansa compoillaan compoillansa ablative compoltaan compoltansa compoiltaan compoiltansa allative compolleen compollensa compoilleen compoillensa essive componaan componansa compoinaan compoinansa translative compokseen compoksensa compoikseen compoiksensa abessive compottaan compottansa compoittaan compoittansa instructive — — comitative — compoineen compoinensa

French

Etymology

Shortening of composition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.po/

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Noun

compo f (plural compos)

1. (sports) lineup

Further reading

• “compo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.