noun · femininethird declension
comparātiō1
comparātiō f (genitive comparātiōnis)
Classical[kɔm.paˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kom.paˈrat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- comparison
comparātiō crīminis
a defensive comparison of a crime with a good deed, on account of which the crime was committed - comparative
- relationship, relation between two or more things, arrangement
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | comparātiō | comparātiōnēs conparātiōnēs |
| genitive | comparātiōnis conparātiōnis | comparātiōnum conparātiōnum |
| dative | comparātiōnī conparātiōnī | comparātiōnibus conparātiōnibus |
| accusative | comparātiōnem conparātiōnem | comparātiōnēs conparātiōnēs |
| ablative | comparātiōne conparātiōne | comparātiōnibus conparātiōnibus |
| vocative | comparātiō | comparātiōnēs conparātiōnēs |
compărātĭo (conp-), ōnis, f. 1. comparo,
I. a comparing, comparison (in good prose).
I. In gen.: comparationis duo sunt modi;
unus cum idemne sit an aliquid intersit quaeritur: alter, cum quid praestet aliud alii quaeritur, Cic. de Or. 3, 29, 117; cf. id. ib. § 116: potest incidere saepe contentio et comparatio, de duobus honestis utrum honestius, id. Off. 1, 43, 152: majorum, minorum, parium, id. Top. 18, 71: orationis suae cum scriptis alienis, id. de Or. 1, 60, 257: rerum, Quint. 2, 4, 24: argumentorum, id. 5, 13, 57: in comparatione alicujus (post-Aug.): strata erant itinera vilioribus sarcinis, quas in conparatione meliorum avaritia contempserat, Curt. 3, 11, 20 Vogel ad loc.; so, ex conparatione regis novi, desiderium excitabatur amissi, id. 10, 8, 9; cf. Lact. 7, 15, 7.—II. Esp.
A. A trial of skill, contention:
in comparationem se demittere, Suet. Rhet. 6.—B. A relation, comparison:
cum solis et lunae et quinque errantium ad eandem inter se comparationem est facta conversio, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 51.—C. Translation of the Gr. ἀναλογία, Cic. Univ. 4 fin.; 5; 7.—*
D. An agreement, contract (v. 1. comparo, II. B.):
provincia sine sorte, sine comparatione, extra ordinem data, Liv. 6, 30, 3.—E. Of animals, a coupling, pairing:
boum, Col. 6, 2, 13.—F. In rhet.:
criminis, a defensive comparison of a crime with a good deed, on account of which the crime was committed, Cic. Inv. 1, 11, 15; 2, 24, 72; Auct. Her. 1, 14, 24; 1, 15, 25.—G. In gram.
1. A climax, Don. p. 1745 P.—
2. The comparative degree, Quint. 1, 5, 45.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
comparātiō (conp-) ōnis, f
1 comparo, a preparing, providing for, preparation: novi belli: veneni, L.: dicendi.—A procuring, gaining, acquiring: testium: voluptatis: criminis, i. e. of the materials for an accusation.
comparātiō (conp-) ōnis, f
2 comparo, a comparing, comparison, inquiry by comparison: de duobus honestis utrum honestius: alqd in comparationem referre, to challenge comparison, Ta.— A relation, aspect: eadem inter se. — An agreement, contract: provincia sine comparatione data, L.—In rhet.: criminis, a defence by a comparison.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincomparātiō
Latin pār Latin compār Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin comparō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin comparātiō From comparō (“to compare”) + -tiō.
Descendants
- Catalancomparació
- Englishcomparison
- Englishcomparation
- Frenchcomparaison
- Italiancomparazione
- Portuguesecomparação
- Romaniancomparație
- Spanishcomparación
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