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

   Synonyms: pār, aequus, adaequātus, aequālis

   Antonyms: dispār, inaequālis, impār, inīquus

2. similar, comparable

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	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.

	singular	plural
nominative	compār	comparēs
genitive	comparis	comparum
dative	comparī	comparibus
accusative	comparem	comparēs
ablative	compare	comparibus
vocative	compār	comparēs

Descendants

• Welsh: cymar

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.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [komˈpar]

Verb

compar

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of compara