comptus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of cōmō (“arrange; dress”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkoːmp.tus/, [ˈkoːmp.tʊs]

Participle

cōmptus (feminine cōmpta, neuter cōmptum); first/second-declension participle

  1. brought together, formed, framed, constructed, arranged, having been arranged
  2. (usually of hair) taken care of, cared for; combed, dressed, braided; having been dressed
  3. (in general) adorned, decked, dressed, ornamented, having been adorned

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cōmptus cōmpta cōmptum cōmptī cōmptae cōmpta
Genitive cōmptī cōmptae cōmptī cōmptōrum cōmptārum cōmptōrum
Dative cōmptō cōmptō cōmptīs
Accusative cōmptum cōmptam cōmptum cōmptōs cōmptās cōmpta
Ablative cōmptō cōmptā cōmptō cōmptīs
Vocative cōmpte cōmpta cōmptum cōmptī cōmptae cōmpta

Noun

cōmptus m (genitive cōmptūs); fourth declension

  1. band, tie, headdress

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cōmptus cōmptūs
Genitive cōmptūs cōmptuum
Dative cōmptuī cōmptibus
Accusative cōmptum cōmptūs
Ablative cōmptū cōmptibus
Vocative cōmptus cōmptūs

References
  • comptus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • comptus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • comptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • well-ordered, well-brushed hair: capilli compti, compositi (opp. horridi)
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