LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

compēnsātiō

compēnsātiō f (genitive compēnsātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. weighing (of factors), balancing, equalizing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompēnsātiōcompēnsātiōnēs
genitivecompēnsātiōniscompēnsātiōnum
dativecompēnsātiōnīcompēnsātiōnibus
accusativecompēnsātiōnemcompēnsātiōnēs
ablativecompēnsātiōnecompēnsātiōnibus
vocativecompēnsātiōcompēnsātiōnēs

compensātĭo (conp-), ōnis, f. compenso,
I. a weighing, balancing of several things together.
I. Prop., in the lang. of business, a balancing of accounts, a rendering of an equivalent, equalizing: compensatio est debiti et crediti inter se distributio, Dig. 16, 2, 1; so ib. 24, 3, 15; Gai Inst. 4, 66 sq.: mercium, an exchange, barter (opp. pecunia), Just. 3, 2, 11.—
II. Trop (only in Cic.): hac usurum conpensatione sapientem, ut voluptatem fugiat, si ea majorem doiorem effectura sit, Cic. Tusc. 5, 33, 95: incommoda commodorum conpensatione lenire, id. N. D. 1, 9, 23.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin compēnsātiō From compēnsō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancompensació
  • Englishcompensation
  • Frenchcompensation
  • Italiancompensazione
  • Portuguesecompensação
  • Romaniancompensație
  • Spanishcompensación
  • Polishkompensacja
  • Russianкомпенса́ция

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCompensatioCompensatio is defined by Modestinus (Dig. 16, 2, 1) as debiti et crediti inter se contributio: it corresponds to the English set-off and counterclaim…

Quick answers

What does compēnsātiō mean in Latin?
compēnsātiō, a noun, means “weighing (of factors), balancing, equalizing”.
What is the genitive of compēnsātiō?
The genitive singular is compēnsātiōnis. compēnsātiō is feminine, third declension.