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verbfirst conjugation

compressō

compressō (present infinitive compressāre, perfect active compressāvī, supine compressātum)
Classical[kɔmˈprɛs.soː]Ecclesiastical[komˈprɛs.so]

Meaning

  1. to press, oppress

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.compressōcompressābamcompressābōcompressāvīcompressāveramcompressāverō
2nd sg.compressāscompressābāscompressābiscompressāvistīcompressāverāscompressāveris
3rd sg.compressatcompressābatcompressābitcompressāvitcompressāveratcompressāverit
1st pl.compressāmuscompressābāmuscompressābimuscompressāvimuscompressāverāmuscompressāverimus
2nd pl.compressātiscompressābātiscompressābitiscompressāvistiscompressāverātiscompressāveritis
3rd pl.compressantcompressābantcompressābuntcompressāvērunt
compressāvēre
compressāverantcompressāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.compressemcompressāremcompressāverimcompressāvissem
2nd sg.compressēscompressārēscompressāverīscompressāvissēs
3rd sg.compressetcompressāretcompressāveritcompressāvisset
1st pl.compressēmuscompressārēmuscompressāverīmuscompressāvissēmus
2nd pl.compressētiscompressārētiscompressāverītiscompressāvissētis
3rd pl.compressentcompressārentcompressāverintcompressāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.compressorcompressābarcompressābor
2nd sg.compressāris
compressāre
compressābāris
compressābāre
compressāberis
compressābere
3rd sg.compressāturcompressābāturcompressābitur
1st pl.compressāmurcompressābāmurcompressābimur
2nd pl.compressāminīcompressābāminīcompressābiminī
3rd pl.compressanturcompressābanturcompressābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.compressercompressārer
2nd sg.compressēris
compressēre
compressārēris
compressārēre
3rd sg.compressēturcompressārētur
1st pl.compressēmurcompressārēmur
2nd pl.compressēminīcompressārēminī
3rd pl.compressenturcompressārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.compressācompressāre
pres. 2nd pl.compressātecompressāminī
fut. 2nd sg.compressātōcompressātor
fut. 3rd sg.compressātōcompressātor
fut. 2nd pl.compressātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.compressantōcompressantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecompressārecompressārī
perfect infinitivecompressāvissecompressātum esse
future infinitivecompressātūrum essecompressātum īrī
present participlecompressāns—
perfect participle—compressātus
future participlecompressātūruscompressandus
gerundcompressandī, compressandō, compressandumsupinecompressātum, compressātū

compresso, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. freq. a. id., to press, oppress (late Lat.), Tert. contr. Gnost. 3; Porphyr. ad Hor. S. 2, 3, 173.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin comprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin compressō From comprimō + -tō.

Quick answers

What does compressō mean in Latin?
compressō, a verb, means “to press, oppress”.
What are the principal parts of compressō?
compressō, compressāre, compressāvī, compressātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce compressō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈprɛs.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈprɛs.so].
Where does compressō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compressō.