LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no supine stem

compercō

compercō (present infinitive compercere, perfect active compersī)
Classical[kɔmˈpɛr.koː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpɛr.ko]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto save, hoard
  2. transitiveto refrain, abstain (+ infinitive)

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.compercōcompercēbamcompercamcompersīcomperseramcomperserō
2nd sg.comperciscompercēbāscompercēscompersistīcomperserāscomperseris
3rd sg.compercitcompercēbatcompercetcompersitcomperseratcomperserit
1st pl.compercimuscompercēbāmuscompercēmuscompersimuscomperserāmuscomperserimus
2nd pl.compercitiscompercēbātiscompercētiscompersistiscomperserātiscomperseritis
3rd pl.compercuntcompercēbantcompercentcompersērunt
compersēre
comperserantcomperserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.compercamcomperceremcomperserimcompersissem
2nd sg.compercāscompercerēscomperserīscompersissēs
3rd sg.compercatcomperceretcomperseritcompersisset
1st pl.compercāmuscompercerēmuscomperserīmuscompersissēmus
2nd pl.compercātiscompercerētiscomperserītiscompersissētis
3rd pl.compercantcompercerentcomperserintcompersissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.compercorcompercēbarcompercar
2nd sg.comperceris
compercere
compercēbāris
compercēbāre
compercēris
compercēre
3rd sg.comperciturcompercēbāturcompercētur
1st pl.compercimurcompercēbāmurcompercēmur
2nd pl.comperciminīcompercēbāminīcompercēminī
3rd pl.compercunturcompercēbanturcompercentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.compercarcompercerer
2nd sg.compercāris
compercāre
compercerēris
compercerēre
3rd sg.compercāturcompercerētur
1st pl.compercāmurcompercerēmur
2nd pl.compercāminīcompercerēminī
3rd pl.compercanturcompercerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.compercecompercere
pres. 2nd pl.compercitecomperciminī
fut. 2nd sg.compercitōcompercitor
fut. 3rd sg.compercitōcompercitor
fut. 2nd pl.compercitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.compercuntōcompercuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecompercerecompercī
perfect infinitivecompersisse—
present participlecompercēns—
future participle—compercendus
compercundus
gerundcompercendī, compercendō, compercendum

comperco, v. comparco.

Origins

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

Latin parcō Latin compercō From con- + parcō (“to spare, refrain”).

Quick answers

What does compercō mean in Latin?
compercō, a verb, means “to save, hoard; to refrain, abstain (+ infinitive)”.
What are the principal parts of compercō?
compercō, compercere, compersī (third conjugation, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce compercō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpɛr.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpɛr.ko].
Where does compercō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compercō.