LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Compsa

Compsa f sg (genitive Compsae)
Classical[ˈkɔmp.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔmp.sa]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularan inland city in Hirpinia, situated near the sources of the river Aufidus, now the town of Conza

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCompsa—
genitiveCompsae—
dativeCompsae—
accusativeCompsam—
ablativeCompsā—
vocativeCompsa—
locativeCompsae—

Compsa, ae, f.,
I. a town of the Hirpini in Samnium, now Conza, Liv. 23, 1, 1; Vell. 2, 63, 3.—Hence, Compsānus (Cons-), a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Compsa: ager, Liv. 24, 44, 8: Trebius, id. 23, 1, 1; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 61, §§ 160 and 164.—In plur.: Compsāni (Cons-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Compsa, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105.

Origins

Descendants
  • ItalianConza
  • NeapolitanCònze
  • TranslingualCompsa

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCompsaCompsa (Κῶμψα, Ptol.: Eth. Compsanus and Consanus: Conza), a considerable city of the Hirpini, situated near the sources of the Aufidus, and not far f…

Quick answers

What does Compsa mean in Latin?
Compsa, a proper noun, means “an inland city in Hirpinia, situated near the sources of the river Aufidus, now the town of Conza”.
What is the genitive of Compsa?
The genitive singular is Compsae. Compsa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Compsa?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔmp.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔmp.sa].