LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

comprōmittō

comprōmittō (present infinitive comprōmittere, perfect active comprōmīsī, supine comprōmissum)
Classical[kɔm.proːˈmɪt.toː]Ecclesiastical[kom.proˈmit.to]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto compromise

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.comprōmittōcomprōmittēbamcomprōmittamcomprōmīsīcomprōmīseramcomprōmīserō
2nd sg.comprōmittiscomprōmittēbāscomprōmittēscomprōmīsistīcomprōmīserāscomprōmīseris
3rd sg.comprōmittitcomprōmittēbatcomprōmittetcomprōmīsitcomprōmīseratcomprōmīserit
1st pl.comprōmittimuscomprōmittēbāmuscomprōmittēmuscomprōmīsimuscomprōmīserāmuscomprōmīserimus
2nd pl.comprōmittitiscomprōmittēbātiscomprōmittētiscomprōmīsistiscomprōmīserātiscomprōmīseritis
3rd pl.comprōmittuntcomprōmittēbantcomprōmittentcomprōmīsērunt
comprōmīsēre		comprōmīserantcomprōmīserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.comprōmittamcomprōmitteremcomprōmīserimcomprōmīsissem
2nd sg.comprōmittāscomprōmitterēscomprōmīserīscomprōmīsissēs
3rd sg.comprōmittatcomprōmitteretcomprōmīseritcomprōmīsisset
1st pl.comprōmittāmuscomprōmitterēmuscomprōmīserīmuscomprōmīsissēmus
2nd pl.comprōmittātiscomprōmitterētiscomprōmīserītiscomprōmīsissētis
3rd pl.comprōmittantcomprōmitterentcomprōmīserintcomprōmīsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.comprōmittorcomprōmittēbarcomprōmittar
2nd sg.comprōmitteris
comprōmittere		comprōmittēbāris
comprōmittēbāre		comprōmittēris
comprōmittēre
3rd sg.comprōmittiturcomprōmittēbāturcomprōmittētur
1st pl.comprōmittimurcomprōmittēbāmurcomprōmittēmur
2nd pl.comprōmittiminīcomprōmittēbāminīcomprōmittēminī
3rd pl.comprōmittunturcomprōmittēbanturcomprōmittentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.comprōmittarcomprōmitterer
2nd sg.comprōmittāris
comprōmittāre		comprōmitterēris
comprōmitterēre
3rd sg.comprōmittāturcomprōmitterētur
1st pl.comprōmittāmurcomprōmitterēmur
2nd pl.comprōmittāminīcomprōmitterēminī
3rd pl.comprōmittanturcomprōmitterentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.comprōmittecomprōmittere
pres. 2nd pl.comprōmittitecomprōmittiminī
fut. 2nd sg.comprōmittitōcomprōmittitor
fut. 3rd sg.comprōmittitōcomprōmittitor
fut. 2nd pl.comprōmittitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.comprōmittuntōcomprōmittuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecomprōmitterecomprōmittī
perfect infinitivecomprōmīsissecomprōmissum esse
future infinitivecomprōmissūrum essecomprōmissum īrī
present participlecomprōmittēns—
perfect participle—comprōmissus
comprōmissa, comprōmissā, comprōmissae, comprōmissam, comprōmissārum, comprōmissās, comprōmisse, comprōmissī, comprōmissīs, comprōmissō, comprōmissōrum, comprōmissōs
future participlecomprōmissūrus
comprōmissūra, comprōmissūrā, comprōmissūrae, comprōmissūram, comprōmissūrārum, comprōmissūrās, comprōmissūre, comprōmissūrī, comprōmissūrīs, comprōmissūrō, comprōmissūrōrum, comprōmissūrōs, comprōmissūrum		comprōmittendus
comprōmittundus, comprōmittenda, comprōmittendā, comprōmittendae, comprōmittendam, comprōmittendārum, comprōmittendās, comprōmittende, comprōmittendīs, comprōmittendōrum, comprōmittendōs
gerundcomprōmittendī, comprōmittendō, comprōmittendumsupinecomprōmissum, comprōmissū

com-prōmitto (conp-), mīsi, missum, 3 (contr. form conpromesise = conpromisisse, S. C. Bacch. v. 14), v. a., jurid. t. t. in lawsuits,
I. to promise mutually to abide by the decision of an arbiter: tribunicii candidati conpromiserunt, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14 (15, 6): de aliquā re, Dig. 4, 8, 13: in arbitrum, ib. 44, 4, 4; 4, 8, 21 al.—
II. To promise at the same time (very rare): eisque spolia peremptorum hostium compromittens, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 1.

Origins

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

Latin prōmittō Latin comprōmittō From con- (“with”) + prōmittō (“send forth, promise”).

Descendants
  • Catalancomprometre
  • Englishcompromit
  • Englishcompromise
  • Frenchcompromettre
  • Italiancompromettere
  • Romaniancompromite
  • Spanishcomprometer
  • Portuguesecomprometer
  • Galiciancomprometer
  • Siciliancumprumèttiri

Quick answers

What does comprōmittō mean in Latin?
comprōmittō, a verb, means “to compromise”.
What are the principal parts of comprōmittō?
comprōmittō, comprōmittere, comprōmīsī, comprōmissum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce comprōmittō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.proːˈmɪt.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.proˈmit.to].
Where does comprōmittō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin comprōmittō.