LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

compendō

compendō (present infinitive compendere)
Classical[kɔmˈpɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpɛn.do]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto weigh, balance together

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.compendōcompendēbamcompendam———
2nd sg.compendiscompendēbāscompendēs———
3rd sg.compenditcompendēbatcompendet———
1st pl.compendimuscompendēbāmuscompendēmus———
2nd pl.compenditiscompendēbātiscompendētis———
3rd pl.compenduntcompendēbantcompendent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.compendamcompenderem——
2nd sg.compendāscompenderēs——
3rd sg.compendatcompenderet——
1st pl.compendāmuscompenderēmus——
2nd pl.compendātiscompenderētis——
3rd pl.compendantcompenderent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.compendorcompendēbarcompendar
2nd sg.compenderis
compendere
compendēbāris
compendēbāre
compendēris
compendēre
3rd sg.compenditurcompendēbāturcompendētur
1st pl.compendimurcompendēbāmurcompendēmur
2nd pl.compendiminīcompendēbāminīcompendēminī
3rd pl.compendunturcompendēbanturcompendentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.compendarcompenderer
2nd sg.compendāris
compendāre
compenderēris
compenderēre
3rd sg.compendāturcompenderētur
1st pl.compendāmurcompenderēmur
2nd pl.compendāminīcompenderēminī
3rd pl.compendanturcompenderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.compendecompendere
pres. 2nd pl.compenditecompendiminī
fut. 2nd sg.compenditōcompenditor
fut. 3rd sg.compenditōcompenditor
fut. 2nd pl.compenditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.compenduntōcompenduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecompenderecompendī
present participlecompendēns—
future participle—compendendus
compendundus
gerundcompendendī, compendendō, compendendum

com-pendo, ĕre, v. a.,
I. to weigh, balance together: compendium, quod, cum compenditur, una fit, Varr. L. L. 5, § 183 Müll.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin compendō From con- + pendō (“weigh”).

Quick answers

What does compendō mean in Latin?
compendō, a verb, means “to weigh, balance together”.
What are the principal parts of compendō?
compendō, compendere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce compendō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpɛn.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpɛn.do].
Where does compendō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compendō.