compositum

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of compositus; the noun is the substantivised neuter form.

Adjective

compositum

  1. nominative neuter singular of compositus
  2. accusative masculine singular of compositus
  3. accusative neuter singular of compositus
  4. vocative neuter singular of compositus

Noun

compositum n (genitive compositī); second declension

  1. that which is agreed; an agreement, compact, etc.
  2. compound word, compound

Usage notes

  • This noun also appears (in the ablative only) in the phrases ēx compositō (“according to agreement”, “by agreement”, “in concert”) and dē compositō (“by agreement”), as well as more rarely (in the same sense) alone as compositō.

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative compositum composita
genitive compositī compositōrum
dative compositō compositīs
accusative compositum composita
ablative compositō compositīs
vocative compositum composita

References

  • compositum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • compositum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) well-ordered, well-brushed hair: capilli compti, compositi (opp. horridi)
    • (ambiguous) an elaborate speech: oratio composita
    • (ambiguous) well-arranged words: verba composita
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