verbfirst conjugation, deponent
cōmissor
cōmissor (present infinitive cōmissārī, perfect active cōmissātus sum)
Classical[koːˈmɪs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[koˈmis.sor]
Meaning
- deponentto carouse, revel, make merry
- deponentto hold a festive procession
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōmissor | cōmissābar | cōmissābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | cōmissāris cōmissāre | cōmissābāris cōmissābāre | cōmissāberis cōmissābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cōmissātur | cōmissābātur | cōmissābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | cōmissāmur | cōmissābāmur | cōmissābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | cōmissāminī | cōmissābāminī | cōmissābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | cōmissantur | cōmissābantur | cōmissābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōmisser | cōmissārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | cōmissēris cōmissēre | cōmissārēris cōmissārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cōmissētur | cōmissārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | cōmissēmur | cōmissārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | cōmissēminī | cōmissārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | cōmissentur | cōmissārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōmissāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōmissāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōmissātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōmissātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōmissantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōmissārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | cōmissātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | cōmissātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | cōmissāns | — |
| perfect participle | cōmissātus cōmissāta, cōmissātā, cōmissātae, cōmissātam, cōmissātārum, cōmissātās, cōmissāte, cōmissātī, cōmissātīs, cōmissātō, cōmissātōrum, cōmissātōs | — |
| future participle | cōmissātūrus cōmissātūra, cōmissātūrā, cōmissātūrae, cōmissātūram, cōmissātūrārum, cōmissātūrās, cōmissātūre, cōmissātūrī, cōmissātūrīs, cōmissātūrō, cōmissātūrōrum, cōmissātūrōs, cōmissātūrum | cōmissandus cōmissanda, cōmissandā, cōmissandae, cōmissandam, cōmissandārum, cōmissandās, cōmissande, cōmissandīs, cōmissandōrum, cōmissandōs |
gerundcōmissandī, cōmissandō, cōmissandumsupinecōmissātum, cōmissātū
cōmissor (on account of erroneous deriv. from comis, comedo, commensa, etc., often written cōmisor, commisor, commissor, cōmesor, cōmes-sor, commessor, commensor, etc.; v. Vel. Long. p. 2233; Liv. 40, 7, 5 Drak.; Quint. 11, 3, 57; Spald. and Zumpt), ātus, 1, v. dep., = κωμάζω (v. Lidd. and Scott in h. v.),
I. to hold a festive procession, to revel, make merry; of young people, who went about with music and dancing, to celebrate a festival, and finally returned to one of their companions, in order to carouse anew (class.; not in Cic.; cf.
, however, comissatio and comissator): nunc comissatum ibo ad Philolachetem, Plaut. Most. 1, 4, 5: ad fratrem, Liv. 40, 7, 5; 40, 13, 3: domum, Plaut. Most. 1, 4, 22: qui praetereat comissatum volo vocari, id. Stich. 5, 4, 4: in domum alicujus, * Hor. C. 4, 1, 11: intromittere aliquam comissatum, * Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 52.—Absol.: comissantium modo currum secuti sunt, Liv. 3, 29, 5; * Quint. 11, 3, 57; Suet. Calig. 32; id. Dom. 21; Petr. 25, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōmissor (comm-) ātus, ārī, dep.
, κωμάζω, to revel, make merry, hold carnival: ad fratrem, L.: in domum alicuius, H.: comissantium curru, of revellers, L.—Supin. acc.: Phaedriam intromittamus comissatum, T.
Origins
From Ancient Greek κωμάζω (kōmázō, “revel, make merry”), from κῶμος (kômos). From erroneous derivations from comis, comedo, mensa etc. come its alternative spellings.