LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

compāscuus

compāscuus (feminine compāscua, neuter compāscuum)
Classical[kɔmˈpaːs.ku.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[komˈpas.ku.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to common pasture

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecompāscuuscompāscuacompāscuum
genitivecompāscuīcompāscuaecompāscuī
dativecompāscuōcompāscuaecompāscuō
accusativecompāscuumcompāscuamcompāscuum
ablativecompāscuōcompāscuācompāscuō
vocativecompāscuecompāscuacompāscuum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecompāscuīcompāscuaecompāscua
genitivecompāscuōrumcompāscuārumcompāscuōrum
dativecompāscuīscompāscuīscompāscuīs
accusativecompāscuōscompāscuāscompāscua
ablativecompāscuīscompāscuīscompāscuīs
vocativecompāscuīcompāscuaecompāscua

com-pascŭus, a, um, adj.,
I. of or pertaining to common pasturage: ager, a common pasture, Cic. Top. 3, 12; Lex Thor.; Inscr. Orell. 3121; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 40, 1 Müll.: jus compascui, Dig. 8, 5, 20; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 85.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincompāscuus

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti Proto-Italic *pāskō Latin pāscō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin pāscuus Latin compāscuus From con- + pāscuus (“of or for pasture”).

In English words that came into English from compāscuus

  • compascuitycompāscuitās

Quick answers

What does compāscuus mean in Latin?
compāscuus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to common pasture”.
How do you pronounce compāscuus?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpaːs.ku.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpas.ku.us].
Where does compāscuus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compāscuus.