comparo

See also: comparò and comparó

Asturian

Verb

comparo

first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Catalan

Verb

comparo

first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Galician

Verb

comparo

first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Italian

Verb

comparo

first-person singular present indicative of comparare

Latin

Etymology 1

From compār (“like or equal to another”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.roː/, [ˈkɔmpäroː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.ro/, [ˈkɔmpäro]

Verb

comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation

to compare, match, place together, couple
Synonyms: aequō, contendō, cōnferō

Conjugation

Conjugation of comparō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparō	comparās	comparat	comparāmus	comparātis	comparant
	imperfect	comparābam	comparābās	comparābat	comparābāmus	comparābātis	comparābant
	future	comparābō	comparābis	comparābit	comparābimus	comparābitis	comparābunt
	perfect	comparāvī	comparāvistī, comparāstī³	comparāvit, comparāt³	comparāvimus, comparāmus³	comparāvistis, comparāstis³	comparāvērunt, comparāvēre, comparārunt³
	pluperfect	comparāveram, comparāram³	comparāverās, comparārās³	comparāverat, comparārat³	comparāverāmus, comparārāmus³	comparāverātis, comparārātis³	comparāverant, comparārant³
	future perfect	comparāverō, comparārō³	comparāveris, comparāris³	comparāverit, comparārit³	comparāverimus, comparārimus³	comparāveritis, comparāritis³	comparāverint, comparārint³
	sigmatic future¹	comparāssō	comparāssis	comparāssit	comparāssimus	comparāssitis	comparāssint
passive	present	comparor	comparāris, comparāre	comparātur	comparāmur	comparāminī	comparantur
	imperfect	comparābar	comparābāris, comparābāre	comparābātur	comparābāmur	comparābāminī	comparābantur
	future	comparābor	comparāberis, comparābere	comparābitur	comparābimur	comparābiminī	comparābuntur
	perfect	comparātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	comparātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparem	comparēs	comparet	comparēmus	comparētis	comparent
	imperfect	comparārem	comparārēs	comparāret	comparārēmus	comparārētis	comparārent
	perfect	comparāverim, comparārim³	comparāverīs, comparārīs³	comparāverit, comparārit³	comparāverīmus, comparārīmus³	comparāverītis, comparārītis³	comparāverint, comparārint³
	pluperfect	comparāvissem, comparāssem³	comparāvissēs, comparāssēs³	comparāvisset, comparāsset³	comparāvissēmus, comparāssēmus³	comparāvissētis, comparāssētis³	comparāvissent, comparāssent³
	sigmatic aorist¹	comparāssim	comparāssīs	comparāssīt	comparāssīmus	comparāssītis	comparāssint
passive	present	comparer	comparēris, comparēre	comparētur	comparēmur	comparēminī	comparentur
	imperfect	comparārer	comparārēris, comparārēre	comparārētur	comparārēmur	comparārēminī	comparārentur
	perfect	comparātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	comparā	—	—	comparāte	—
active	future	—	comparātō	comparātō	—	comparātōte	comparantō
passive	present	—	comparāre	—	—	comparāminī	—
passive	future	—	comparātor	comparātor	—	—	comparantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		comparāre	comparāvisse, comparāsse³	comparātūrum esse	comparārī, comparārier²	comparātum esse	comparātum īrī
participles		comparāns	—	comparātūrus	—	comparātus	comparandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		comparandī	comparandō	comparandum	comparandō	comparātum	comparātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
³At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

comparātiō

Descendants

Catalan: comparar
English: compare
French: comparer
Friulian: comparâ
Italian: comparare
Occitan: comparar
Portuguese: comparar
Romanian: compara
Sicilian: cumparari
Spanish: comparar
Venetan: aconparar

Etymology 2

From con- +‎ parō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.roː/, [ˈkɔmpäroː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.ro/, [ˈkɔmpäro]

Verb

comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation

to prepare something with zeal, care, make ready, set in order, furnish, provide
Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ōrnō, praebeō, apparō, īnstruō, parō, accingō, suggerō, afferō
to arrange, appoint, ordain, establish
to procure, get, obtain, prepare, make, collect
Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, apīscor, potior, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō

Antonym: āmittō
to buy, purchase
Synonyms: emō, sumō, coëmō

Antonyms: vēndō, addico, dēferō

Conjugation

Conjugation of comparō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparō	comparās	comparat	comparāmus	comparātis	comparant
	imperfect	comparābam	comparābās	comparābat	comparābāmus	comparābātis	comparābant
	future	comparābō	comparābis	comparābit	comparābimus	comparābitis	comparābunt
	perfect	comparāvī	comparāvistī, comparāstī¹	comparāvit, comparāt¹	comparāvimus, comparāmus¹	comparāvistis, comparāstis¹	comparāvērunt, comparāvēre, comparārunt¹
	pluperfect	comparāveram, comparāram¹	comparāverās, comparārās¹	comparāverat, comparārat¹	comparāverāmus, comparārāmus¹	comparāverātis, comparārātis¹	comparāverant, comparārant¹
	future perfect	comparāverō, comparārō¹	comparāveris, comparāris¹	comparāverit, comparārit¹	comparāverimus, comparārimus¹	comparāveritis, comparāritis¹	comparāverint, comparārint¹
passive	present	comparor	comparāris, comparāre	comparātur	comparāmur	comparāminī	comparantur
	imperfect	comparābar	comparābāris, comparābāre	comparābātur	comparābāmur	comparābāminī	comparābantur
	future	comparābor	comparāberis, comparābere	comparābitur	comparābimur	comparābiminī	comparābuntur
	perfect	comparātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	comparātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparem	comparēs	comparet	comparēmus	comparētis	comparent
	imperfect	comparārem	comparārēs	comparāret	comparārēmus	comparārētis	comparārent
	perfect	comparāverim, comparārim¹	comparāverīs, comparārīs¹	comparāverit, comparārit¹	comparāverīmus, comparārīmus¹	comparāverītis, comparārītis¹	comparāverint, comparārint¹
	pluperfect	comparāvissem, comparāssem¹	comparāvissēs, comparāssēs¹	comparāvisset, comparāsset¹	comparāvissēmus, comparāssēmus¹	comparāvissētis, comparāssētis¹	comparāvissent, comparāssent¹
passive	present	comparer	comparēris, comparēre	comparētur	comparēmur	comparēminī	comparentur
	imperfect	comparārer	comparārēris, comparārēre	comparārētur	comparārēmur	comparārēminī	comparārentur
	perfect	comparātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	comparā	—	—	comparāte	—
active	future	—	comparātō	comparātō	—	comparātōte	comparantō
passive	present	—	comparāre	—	—	comparāminī	—
passive	future	—	comparātor	comparātor	—	—	comparantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		comparāre	comparāvisse, comparāsse¹	comparātūrum esse	comparārī	comparātum esse	comparātum īrī
participles		comparāns	—	comparātūrus	—	comparātus	comparandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		comparandī	comparandō	comparandum	comparandō	comparātum	comparātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

comparātiō

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: acumpãr, acumpãrari
- Romanian: cumpăra, cumpărare
Istrian:
- cunprà
Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: cumprà
- Italian: comprare
- Sicilian: cumprari, cumbrari
Padanian:
- Friulian: comprâ
- Ladin: comprer
- Piedmontese: crompé
- Romansch: cumprar, cumprer
- Venetan: conprar, cronpar
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: comperer
- Old Occitan: comprar
  - Aragonese: crompar
  - Catalan: comprar
  - Occitan: crompar, comprar
    - Sabir: crompar
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: comprar
- Galician: comprar
- Portuguese: comprar
- Spanish: comprar
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: comparai, comporai, comporare, cumporai, comprai, cumparai

References

“comparo1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“comparo2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“comparo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
comparo 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 prepared for all that may come: ad omnes casus subsidia comparare
- to gain distinction: gloriam, famam sibi comparare
- to prepare oneself for all contingencies: ad omnes casus se comparare
- (the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the official spheres of duty: provincias inter se comparant
- to look after the commissariat: rem frumentariam comparare, providere
- to procure a very large supply of corn: frumenti vim maximam comparare

Portuguese

Verb

comparo

first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Spanish

Verb

comparo

first-person singular present indicative of comparar