LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

compāctus

compāctus (feminine compācta, neuter compāctum, superlative compāctissimus)
Classical[kɔmˈpaːk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[komˈpak.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveconstructed; built
  2. adjectivefirm
  3. adjectivecompact

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecompāctuscompāctacompāctum
genitivecompāctīcompāctaecompāctī
dativecompāctōcompāctaecompāctō
accusativecompāctumcompāctamcompāctum
ablativecompāctōcompāctācompāctō
vocativecompāctecompāctacompāctum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecompāctīcompāctaecompācta
genitivecompāctōrumcompāctārumcompāctōrum
dativecompāctīscompāctīscompāctīs
accusativecompāctōscompāctāscompācta
ablativecompāctīscompāctīscompāctīs
vocativecompāctīcompāctaecompācta

compactus, a, um, v. compingo.
compactus, a, um, v. compaciscor.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of compingō.

Descendants
  • Catalancompacte
  • Englishcompact
  • Frenchcompact
  • Germankompaktfrom French compact
  • Romaniancompactfrom French compact
  • Italiancompatto
  • Occitancompacte
  • Portuguesecompacto
  • Spanishcompacto
  • Turkishkompaktfrom French compact

In English words that came into English from compāctus

  • compactcompāctus

Quick answers

What does compāctus mean in Latin?
compāctus, a adjective, means “constructed; built; firm”.
How do you pronounce compāctus?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpaːk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpak.tus].