comito

See also: Comito

Italian

Etymology

From the Latin comitem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.mi.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔmito
• Hyphenation: cò‧mi‧to

Noun

comito m (plural comiti)

1. (nautical) a galley boatswain, in charge of handling sails
2. (nautical) from the 13th century, a galley captain within the Republic of Venice
3. (nautical) from the 13th century, a harbourmaster/harbormaster, especially in Kingdom of Naples

Derived terms

• sopracomito

Related terms

• conte

Further reading

còmito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin com-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-

Latin -es

Latin comes

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin comitō

From comes + -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔ.mɪ.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.mi.to]

Verb

comitō (present infinitive comitāre, perfect active comitāvī, supine comitātum); first conjugation

1. to accompany, attend, follow

   Synonyms: exsequor, sequor, cōnsequor

Conjugation

   Conjugation of comitō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	comitō		comitās		comitat		comitāmus		comitātis		comitant
	imperfect	comitābam		comitābās		comitābat		comitābāmus		comitābātis		comitābant
	future	comitābō		comitābis		comitābit		comitābimus		comitābitis		comitābunt
	perfect	comitāvī		comitāvistī		comitāvit		comitāvimus		comitāvistis		comitāvērunt, comitāvēre
	pluperfect	comitāveram		comitāverās		comitāverat		comitāverāmus		comitāverātis		comitāverant
	future perfect	comitāverō		comitāveris		comitāverit		comitāverimus		comitāveritis		comitāverint
passive	present	comitor		comitāris, comitāre		comitātur		comitāmur		comitāminī		comitantur
	imperfect	comitābar		comitābāris, comitābāre		comitābātur		comitābāmur		comitābāminī		comitābantur
	future	comitābor		comitāberis, comitābere		comitābitur		comitābimur		comitābiminī		comitābuntur
	perfect	comitātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	comitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	comitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	comitem		comitēs		comitet		comitēmus		comitētis		comitent
	imperfect	comitārem		comitārēs		comitāret		comitārēmus		comitārētis		comitārent
	perfect	comitāverim		comitāverīs		comitāverit		comitāverīmus		comitāverītis		comitāverint
	pluperfect	comitāvissem		comitāvissēs		comitāvisset		comitāvissēmus		comitāvissētis		comitāvissent
passive	present	comiter		comitēris, comitēre		comitētur		comitēmur		comitēminī		comitentur
	imperfect	comitārer		comitārēris, comitārēre		comitārētur		comitārēmur		comitārēminī		comitārentur
	perfect	comitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	comitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		comitā		—		—		comitāte		—
	future	—		comitātō		comitātō		—		comitātōte		comitantō
passive	present	—		comitāre		—		—		comitāminī		—
	future	—		comitātor		comitātor		—		—		comitantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		comitāre			comitārī			comitāns			—
future		comitātūrum esse			comitātum īrī			comitātūrus			comitandus
perfect		comitāvisse			comitātum esse			—			comitātus
future perfect		—			comitātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		comitātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		comitandī		comitandō		comitandum		comitandō		comitātum		comitātū

Derived terms

• comitātus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkoː.mɪ.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.mi.to]

Verb

cōmitō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of cōmō

References

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