compesco

Latin

Alternative forms

conpescō

Etymology

Equivalent to con- +‎ parcō +‎ -scō,^[1] with *-a- > -e- by regular vowel reduction in a word-medial syllable, and *-rksk- > *-rsk- > /sk/ (-sc-). The etymology of parcō is disputed: see there for further information.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔmˈpɛs.koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [komˈpɛs.ko]

Verb

compescō (present infinitive compescere, perfect active compescuī, supine compescitum); third conjugation

to restrain or check
to quench
to curb
to confine
to block

Conjugation

Priscian documents a supine compescitum.

Conjugation of compescō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	compescō	compescis		compescit	compescimus	compescitis		compescunt
	imperfect	compescēbam	compescēbās		compescēbat	compescēbāmus	compescēbātis		compescēbant
	future	compescam	compescēs		compescet	compescēmus	compescētis		compescent
	perfect	compescuī	compescuistī		compescuit	compescuimus	compescuistis		compescuērunt, compescuēre
	pluperfect	compescueram	compescuerās		compescuerat	compescuerāmus	compescuerātis		compescuerant
	future perfect	compescuerō	compescueris		compescuerit	compescuerimus	compescueritis		compescuerint
passive	present	compescor	compesceris, compescere		compescitur	compescimur	compesciminī		compescuntur
	imperfect	compescēbar	compescēbāris, compescēbāre		compescēbātur	compescēbāmur	compescēbāminī		compescēbantur
	future	compescar	compescēris, compescēre		compescētur	compescēmur	compescēminī		compescentur
	perfect	compescitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	compescitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	compescitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	compescam	compescās		compescat	compescāmus	compescātis		compescant
	imperfect	compescerem	compescerēs		compesceret	compescerēmus	compescerētis		compescerent
	perfect	compescuerim	compescuerīs		compescuerit	compescuerīmus	compescuerītis		compescuerint
	pluperfect	compescuissem	compescuissēs		compescuisset	compescuissēmus	compescuissētis		compescuissent
passive	present	compescar	compescāris, compescāre		compescātur	compescāmur	compescāminī		compescantur
	imperfect	compescerer	compescerēris, compescerēre		compescerētur	compescerēmur	compescerēminī		compescerentur
	perfect	compescitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	compescitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	compesce		—	—	compescite		—
active	future	—	compescitō		compescitō	—	compescitōte		compescuntō
passive	present	—	compescere		—	—	compesciminī		—
passive	future	—	compescitor		compescitor	—	—		compescuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		compescere		compescī		compescēns		—
future		compescitūrum esse		compescitum īrī		compescitūrus		compescendus, compescundus
perfect		compescuisse		compescitum esse		—		compescitus
future perfect		—		compescitum fore		—		—
perfect potential		compescitūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		compescendī	compescendō		compescendum	compescendō	compescitum		compescitū

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “parcō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 445