LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, semi-deponent

compatēscō

compatēscō (present infinitive compatēscere, perfect active compassus sum)
Classical[kɔm.paˈteːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kom.paˈtɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to be compassionate

Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.compatēscōcompatēscēbamcompatēscam———
2nd sg.compatēsciscompatēscēbāscompatēscēs———
3rd sg.compatēscitcompatēscēbatcompatēscet———
1st pl.compatēscimuscompatēscēbāmuscompatēscēmus———
2nd pl.compatēscitiscompatēscēbātiscompatēscētis———
3rd pl.compatēscuntcompatēscēbantcompatēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.compatēscamcompatēscerem——
2nd sg.compatēscāscompatēscerēs——
3rd sg.compatēscatcompatēsceret——
1st pl.compatēscāmuscompatēscerēmus——
2nd pl.compatēscātiscompatēscerētis——
3rd pl.compatēscantcompatēscerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.compatēscor——
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.———
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.compatēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.compatēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.compatēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.compatēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.compatēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.compatēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecompatēscere—
perfect infinitivecompassum esse—
future infinitivecompassūrum esse—
present participlecompatēscēns—
perfect participlecompassus—
future participlecompassūruscompatēscendus
compatēscundus
gerundcompatēscendī, compatēscendō, compatēscendumsupinecompassum, compassū

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin compatēscō From compatior + -ēscō.

Quick answers

What does compatēscō mean in Latin?
compatēscō, a verb, means “to be compassionate”.
What are the principal parts of compatēscō?
compatēscō, compatēscere, compassus sum (third conjugation, semi-deponent).
How do you pronounce compatēscō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.paˈteːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.paˈtɛs.ko].