LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation

compediō

compediō (present infinitive compedīre, perfect active compedīvī, supine compedītum)
Classical[kɔmˈpɛ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpɛː.di.o]

Meaning

  1. to shackle, fetter
    [Philocrates] Quid fecisti? [Hegio] In lapicidinas compeditum condidi, / ubi rescivi mihi data esse verba.c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 5.1.23–24 (Trochaic Septenarius)
    Tum compediti ānum lima praetĕrunt / aut lapide excutiunt clavom.c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 85

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.compediōcompediēbamcompediamcompedīvīcompedīveramcompedīverō
2nd sg.compedīscompediēbāscompediēscompedīvistīcompedīverāscompedīveris
3rd sg.compeditcompediēbatcompedietcompedīvitcompedīveratcompedīverit
1st pl.compedīmuscompediēbāmuscompediēmuscompedīvimuscompedīverāmuscompedīverimus
2nd pl.compedītiscompediēbātiscompediētiscompedīvistiscompedīverātiscompedīveritis
3rd pl.compediuntcompediēbantcompedientcompedīvērunt
compedīvēre
compedīverantcompedīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.compediamcompedīremcompedīverimcompedīvissem
2nd sg.compediāscompedīrēscompedīverīscompedīvissēs
3rd sg.compediatcompedīretcompedīveritcompedīvisset
1st pl.compediāmuscompedīrēmuscompedīverīmuscompedīvissēmus
2nd pl.compediātiscompedīrētiscompedīverītiscompedīvissētis
3rd pl.compediantcompedīrentcompedīverintcompedīvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.compediorcompediēbarcompediar
2nd sg.compedīris
compedīre
compediēbāris
compediēbāre
compediēris
compediēre
3rd sg.compedīturcompediēbāturcompediētur
1st pl.compedīmurcompediēbāmurcompediēmur
2nd pl.compedīminīcompediēbāminīcompediēminī
3rd pl.compediunturcompediēbanturcompedientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.compediarcompedīrer
2nd sg.compediāris
compediāre
compedīrēris
compedīrēre
3rd sg.compediāturcompedīrētur
1st pl.compediāmurcompedīrēmur
2nd pl.compediāminīcompedīrēminī
3rd pl.compedianturcompedīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.compedīcompedīre
pres. 2nd pl.compedītecompedīminī
fut. 2nd sg.compedītōcompedītor
fut. 3rd sg.compedītōcompedītor
fut. 2nd pl.compedītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.compediuntōcompediuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecompedīrecompedīrī
perfect infinitivecompedīvissecompedītum esse
future infinitivecompedītūrum essecompedītum īrī
present participlecompediēns—
perfect participle—compedītus
compedīta, compedītā, compedītae, compedītam, compedītārum, compedītās, compedītī, compedītōrum, compedītōs
future participlecompedītūrus
compedītūra, compedītūrā, compedītūrae, compedītūram, compedītūrārum, compedītūrās, compedītūre, compedītūrī, compedītūrīs, compedītūrō, compedītūrōrum, compedītūrōs, compedītūrum
compediendus
compediundus, compedienda, compediendā, compediendae, compediendam, compediendārum, compediendās, compediende, compediendīs, compediendōrum, compediendōs
gerundcompediendī, compediendō, compediendumsupinecompedītum, compedītū

compĕdĭo (conp-), no
I. perf., ĭtum, 4, v. a. compes, to fetter, shackle (mostly anteand post-class.).
I. Prop.: pedes corrigiis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 28, 9: servi conpediti, Cato, R. R. 56; Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 24; Sen. Tranq. 10, 1; Dig. 4, 3, 7, § 7 al.—*
II. Trop.: rebus immortalibus perniciosissime compediri, Aug. Ep. 39.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin compediō From compēs (“shackles”) + -iō.

Quick answers

What does compediō mean in Latin?
compediō, a verb, means “to shackle, fetter”.
What are the principal parts of compediō?
compediō, compedīre, compedīvī, compedītum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce compediō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpɛ.di.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpɛː.di.o].