LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

comprōmissum

comprōmissum n (genitive comprōmissī)
Classical[kɔm.proːˈmɪs.sũː]Ecclesiastical[kom.proˈmis.sum]

Meaning

  1. A mutual promise (to abide by a judgement or arbitration)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecomprōmissumcomprōmissa
genitivecomprōmissīcomprōmissōrum
dativecomprōmissōcomprōmissīs
accusativecomprōmissumcomprōmissa
ablativecomprōmissōcomprōmissīs
vocativecomprōmissumcomprōmissa

comprōmissum, i, n.,
I. a mutual promise to abide by the award of an arbiter, Cic. Rosc. Com. 4, 12; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 27, § 66; id. Fam. 12, 30; Dig. 4, 8, 1 sq.—From

Origins

Neuter of comprōmissus, past participle of comprōmittō.

Elsewhere
  • Catalancompromís
  • Englishcompromise
  • Frenchcompromis
  • GermanKompromiss
  • Italiancompromesso
  • Portuguesecompromisso
  • Romaniancompromis
  • Spanishcompromiso
  • Crimean Tatarkompromiss
  • Czechkompromis
Norwegian
  • Bokmålkompromiss
  • Nynorskkompromiss
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptкомпромис
  • Latin scriptkompromis

In English words that came into English from comprōmissum

  • compromisecomprōmissum

Quick answers

What does comprōmissum mean in Latin?
comprōmissum, a noun, means “A mutual promise (to abide by a judgement or arbitration)”.
What is the genitive of comprōmissum?
The genitive singular is comprōmissī. comprōmissum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce comprōmissum?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.proːˈmɪs.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.proˈmis.sum].