compos

See also: compós and compôs

English

Etymology 1

Noun

compos

1. plural of compo

Etymology 2

Adjective

compos (not comparable)

1. compos mentis; of sound mind; sane

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French

Noun

compos ?

1. plural of compo

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Latin

Etymology

From com- +‎ potis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pos/, [ˈkɔmpɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pos/, [ˈkɔmpos]

Adjective

compos (genitive compotis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

1. having the mastery, control, or power over something (takes the genitive), as in non compos mentis, not mentally competent, sometimes shortened to non compos
2. sharing (especially in the guilt of something)

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	compos			compotēs	compota
Genitive	compotis			compotum
Dative	compotī			compotibus
Accusative	compotem	compos		compotēs	compota
Ablative	compote			compotibus
Vocative	compos			compotēs	compota

References

• “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 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