compar

Latin

Alternative forms

• conpar

Etymology

From con- +‎ pār.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.paːr/, [ˈkɔmpäːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.par/, [ˈkɔmpär]

Adjective

compār (genitive comparis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. equal
2. similar, comparable

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	compār			comparēs	comparia
Genitive	comparis			comparium
Dative	comparī			comparibus
Accusative	comparem	compār		comparēs	comparia
Ablative	comparī			comparibus
Vocative	compār			comparēs	comparia

Derived terms

• comparō

Descendants

• Portuguese: cômpar

Noun

compār m or f (genitive comparis); third declension

1. fellow, partner, equal (person)
2. spouse

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	compār	comparēs
Genitive	comparis	comparum
Dative	comparī	comparibus
Accusative	comparem	comparēs
Ablative	compare	comparibus
Vocative	compār	comparēs

Descendants

• Middle French: comper
  • Middle English: comper
    • English: compeer

References

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