LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

compressus1

compressus m sg (genitive compressūs)

Meaning

  1. masculineraresingulara pressing together, compression
    De loci sane turbarumque compressu, deque numerosis luminibus illatis, nimis anheli: simul et aestati nox adhuc proxima tacito clausos vapore torruerat; et si jam primo frigore tamen autumnalis aurorae detepescebat.c. 430 CE – c. 489 CE, Sidonius Apollinaris, Epistulae XVII
  2. masculinesingulara making love, embracing, copulation
    Is amare occepit Alcumenam clam virum usuramque eius corporis cepit sibi,c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitruo prologus.0.107–109
    Nunc ad amicam decimo mense post Athenas Atticasc. 189 BCE, Plautus, Truculentus 2.4.16–17

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompressus—
genitivecompressūs—
dativecompressuī—
accusativecompressum—
ablativecompressū—
vocativecompressus—

compressus, ūs, m. comprimo,
I. a pressing together, compression (only in abl. sing.).
I. In gen.: semen tepefactum vapore et compressu suo diffindit (terra), * Cic. Sen. 15, 51: pennarum, Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 98. —
II. Esp., an embracing, copulation, Plaut. Am. prol. 109; id. Ep. 4, 1, 15; id. Truc. 2, 6, 17; Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 29; Macr. S. 5, 19.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin comprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin compressus From comprimō + -tus (forming action nouns).

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
compressus2
compressus (feminine compressa, neuter compressum, comparative compressior, superlative compressimus, adverb compressē)

Meaning

  1. adjectivenarrow, close
  2. adjectivecostive, or bringing constipation

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecompressuscompressacompressum
genitivecompressīcompressaecompressī
dativecompressōcompressaecompressō
accusativecompressumcompressamcompressum
ablativecompressōcompressācompressō
vocativecompressecompressacompressum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecompressīcompressaecompressa
genitivecompressōrumcompressārumcompressōrum
dativecompressīscompressīscompressīs
accusativecompressōscompressāscompressa
ablativecompressīscompressīscompressīs
vocativecompressīcompressaecompressa

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

compressis manibus sedere (proverb.) (Liv. 7. 13)
to sit with folded arms; to be inactive.

compressus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from comprimo.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of comprimō.

Descendants
  • TranslingualCompressidens

Quick answers

What does compressus mean in Latin?
compressus, a noun, means “a pressing together, compression; a making love, embracing, copulation”.
What is the genitive of compressus?
The genitive singular is compressūs. compressus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does compressus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compressus.