verbthird conjugation
compingō1
compingō (present infinitive compingere, perfect active compēgī, supine compāctum)
Classical[kɔmˈpɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpiŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to attach
- to bind or join together
Quis hās pāginās compēgerit vērō ignōrō.
Really, I don't know who has bound these pages together. - to construct
- to confine
- to conceal
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

inclūdō, cōnstringōcompingō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 19
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compingō | compingēbam | compingam | compēgī | compēgeram | compēgerō |
| 2nd sg. | compingis | compingēbās | compingēs | compēgistī | compēgerās | compēgeris |
| 3rd sg. | compingit | compingēbat | compinget | compēgit | compēgerat | compēgerit |
| 1st pl. | compingimus | compingēbāmus | compingēmus | compēgimus | compēgerāmus | compēgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | compingitis | compingēbātis | compingētis | compēgistis | compēgerātis | compēgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | compingunt | compingēbant | compingent | compēgērunt compēgēre | compēgerant | compēgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compingam | compingerem | compēgerim | compēgissem |
| 2nd sg. | compingās | compingerēs | compēgerīs | compēgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | compingat | compingeret | compēgerit | compēgisset |
| 1st pl. | compingāmus | compingerēmus | compēgerīmus | compēgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | compingātis | compingerētis | compēgerītis | compēgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | compingant | compingerent | compēgerint | compēgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compingor | compingēbar | compingar |
| 2nd sg. | compingeris compingere | compingēbāris compingēbāre | compingēris compingēre |
| 3rd sg. | compingitur | compingēbātur | compingētur |
| 1st pl. | compingimur | compingēbāmur | compingēmur |
| 2nd pl. | compingiminī | compingēbāminī | compingēminī |
| 3rd pl. | compinguntur | compingēbantur | compingentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compingar | compingerer |
| 2nd sg. | compingāris compingāre | compingerēris compingerēre |
| 3rd sg. | compingātur | compingerētur |
| 1st pl. | compingāmur | compingerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | compingāminī | compingerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | compingantur | compingerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | compinge | compingere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | compingite | compingiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | compingitō | compingitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | compingitō | compingitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | compingitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | compinguntō | compinguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | compingere | compingī |
| perfect infinitive | compēgisse | compāctum esse |
| future infinitive | compāctūrum esse | compāctum īrī |
| present participle | compingēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | compāctus |
| future participle | compāctūrus | compingendus compingundus |
gerundcompingendī, compingendō, compingendumsupinecompāctum, compāctū
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
com-pingo (conp-), pēgi, pactum, 3, v. a. con-pango.
I. To join or unite several parts into one whole, to put together, frame, make by joining, compose (in verb. finit. mostly in post-Aug. prose).
A. Prop.:
roboreis axibus compingitur solum, Col. 6, 19, 1: navem iisdem tabulis (opp. dissolvo), Dig. 45, 1, 83; cf.: Argo compacta manu Palladiā, Sen. Med. 365: PONTEM, Inscr. Orell. 39: casam male, Mart. 12, 72: caput tenuissimis ossiculis, Gell. 6, 1, 1; Vitr. 10, 2, 14: crepidas sibi, App. Flor. 9 al.: verbum unum ex multitudine et negotio, Gell. 11, 16, 4: Graece nescio quid ais te compegisse, quod ut aeque pauca scripta, placeat tibi, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 6.—In part. perf.: quid tam compositum tamque conpactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest? Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74; cf. id. Univ. 8 med.: fistula disparibus septem cicutis, Verg. E. 2, 36: trabes, id. A. 12, 674: membra animantum, framed together, Lucr. 5, 919; cf. under P. a. —B. Trop. (post-class.):
falsa de Christo, Arn. 1, p. 34: fabulas ignominiosas de diis, id. 4, p. 148.—II. Compingere aliquem or aliquid aliquo, to confine, lock up, put, conceal (several times in Plaut. and Cic., elsewh. rare).
A. Prop.:
aliquem in carcerem, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 3; id. Men. 5, 5, 39; cf.: ipsam (Rheam) in vincula, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 1: se in Appuliam, Cic. Att. 8, 8, 1: aurum atque argentum ubi omne conpactum fuit? Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 62.—B. Trop.:
quae parentis tam in angustum tuos locum conpegeris, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 103: in judicia et contiunculas, tamquam in aliquod pistrinum, detrudi et compingi, Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 46: aufer, utere (pallā), vel tu vel tua uxor, vel etiam in loculos compingite, keep it, thrust it into your pockets, Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 17 Ritschl N. cr.—Hence, compactus, a, um, P. a., of figure or form, compact, thick-set, thick, firm (freq. in post-Aug. prose): compacto corpore et robusto, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1: boves, Col. 6, 1, 2: compactis firmisque membris, * Suet. Vesp. 20: cruribus, Col. 6, 1, 3; 6, 37, 6: compactā et torosā cervice, Pall. Mart. 11, 2.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincompingō
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pangō Latin pangō Latin compingō From con- + pangō.
Descendants
- Englishcompinge