LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

compulsō

compulsō (present infinitive compulsāre, perfect active compulsāvī, supine compulsātum)
Classical[kɔmˈpʊɫ.soː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpul.so]

Meaning

  1. to batter, pound
  2. to be at war with

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.compulsōcompulsābamcompulsābōcompulsāvīcompulsāveramcompulsāverō
2nd sg.compulsāscompulsābāscompulsābiscompulsāvistīcompulsāverāscompulsāveris
3rd sg.compulsatcompulsābatcompulsābitcompulsāvitcompulsāveratcompulsāverit
1st pl.compulsāmuscompulsābāmuscompulsābimuscompulsāvimuscompulsāverāmuscompulsāverimus
2nd pl.compulsātiscompulsābātiscompulsābitiscompulsāvistiscompulsāverātiscompulsāveritis
3rd pl.compulsantcompulsābantcompulsābuntcompulsāvērunt
compulsāvēre
compulsāverantcompulsāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.compulsemcompulsāremcompulsāverimcompulsāvissem
2nd sg.compulsēscompulsārēscompulsāverīscompulsāvissēs
3rd sg.compulsetcompulsāretcompulsāveritcompulsāvisset
1st pl.compulsēmuscompulsārēmuscompulsāverīmuscompulsāvissēmus
2nd pl.compulsētiscompulsārētiscompulsāverītiscompulsāvissētis
3rd pl.compulsentcompulsārentcompulsāverintcompulsāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.compulsorcompulsābarcompulsābor
2nd sg.compulsāris
compulsāre
compulsābāris
compulsābāre
compulsāberis
compulsābere
3rd sg.compulsāturcompulsābāturcompulsābitur
1st pl.compulsāmurcompulsābāmurcompulsābimur
2nd pl.compulsāminīcompulsābāminīcompulsābiminī
3rd pl.compulsanturcompulsābanturcompulsābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.compulsercompulsārer
2nd sg.compulsēris
compulsēre
compulsārēris
compulsārēre
3rd sg.compulsēturcompulsārētur
1st pl.compulsēmurcompulsārēmur
2nd pl.compulsēminīcompulsārēminī
3rd pl.compulsenturcompulsārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.compulsācompulsāre
pres. 2nd pl.compulsātecompulsāminī
fut. 2nd sg.compulsātōcompulsātor
fut. 3rd sg.compulsātōcompulsātor
fut. 2nd pl.compulsātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.compulsantōcompulsantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecompulsārecompulsārī
perfect infinitivecompulsāvissecompulsātum esse
future infinitivecompulsātūrum essecompulsātum īrī
present participlecompulsāns—
perfect participle—compulsātus
future participlecompulsātūruscompulsandus
gerundcompulsandī, compulsandō, compulsandumsupinecompulsātum, compulsātū

compulso, āre,
I. v. freq. [id.].
I. To press or strike violently (post-class. and rare), App. M. 7, p. 197, 16.—
II. To contend or fight together, Tert. Apol. 20; cf. compulsatio.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō 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 pulsō Latin compulsō From con- + pulsō.

Quick answers

What does compulsō mean in Latin?
compulsō, a verb, means “to batter, pound; to be at war with”.
What are the principal parts of compulsō?
compulsō, compulsāre, compulsāvī, compulsātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce compulsō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpʊɫ.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpul.so].
Where does compulsō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compulsō.