verbthird conjugation
compungō
compungō (present infinitive compungere, perfect active compūnxī, supine compūnctum)
Classical[kɔmˈpʊŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpuŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to prick or puncture
- to goad or stimulate
- to tattoo (mark with points)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compungō | compungēbam | compungam | compūnxī | compūnxeram | compūnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | compungis | compungēbās | compungēs | compūnxistī | compūnxerās | compūnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | compungit | compungēbat | compunget | compūnxit | compūnxerat | compūnxerit |
| 1st pl. | compungimus | compungēbāmus | compungēmus | compūnximus | compūnxerāmus | compūnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | compungitis | compungēbātis | compungētis | compūnxistis | compūnxerātis | compūnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | compungunt | compungēbant | compungent | compūnxērunt compūnxēre | compūnxerant | compūnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compungam | compungerem | compūnxerim | compūnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | compungās | compungerēs | compūnxerīs | compūnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | compungat | compungeret | compūnxerit | compūnxisset |
| 1st pl. | compungāmus | compungerēmus | compūnxerīmus | compūnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | compungātis | compungerētis | compūnxerītis | compūnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | compungant | compungerent | compūnxerint | compūnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compungor | compungēbar | compungar |
| 2nd sg. | compungeris compungere | compungēbāris compungēbāre | compungēris compungēre |
| 3rd sg. | compungitur | compungēbātur | compungētur |
| 1st pl. | compungimur | compungēbāmur | compungēmur |
| 2nd pl. | compungiminī | compungēbāminī | compungēminī |
| 3rd pl. | compunguntur | compungēbantur | compungentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compungar | compungerer |
| 2nd sg. | compungāris compungāre | compungerēris compungerēre |
| 3rd sg. | compungātur | compungerētur |
| 1st pl. | compungāmur | compungerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | compungāminī | compungerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | compungantur | compungerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | compunge | compungere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | compungite | compungiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | compungitō | compungitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | compungitō | compungitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | compungitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | compunguntō | compunguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | compungere | compungī |
| perfect infinitive | compūnxisse | compūnctum esse |
| future infinitive | compūnctūrum esse | compūnctum īrī |
| present participle | compungēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | compūnctus compūncta, compūnctā, compūnctae, compūnctam, compūnctārum, compūnctās, compūncte, compūnctī, compūnctīs, compūnctō, compūnctōrum, compūnctōs |
| future participle | compūnctūrus compūnctūra, compūnctūrā, compūnctūrae, compūnctūram, compūnctūrārum, compūnctūrās, compūnctūre, compūnctūrī, compūnctūrīs, compūnctūrō, compūnctūrōrum, compūnctūrōs, compūnctūrum | compungendus compungundus, compungenda, compungendā, compungendae, compungendam, compungendārum, compungendās, compungende, compungendīs, compungendōrum, compungendōs |
gerundcompungendī, compungendō, compungendumsupinecompūnctum, compūnctū
com-pungo (conp-), nxi, nctum, 3,
I. v. a., to prick or puncture severely, to sting.
I. Prop. (rare but class.):
collum dolone, Phaedr. 3, 6, 3: aculeis urticae, Col. 8, 14, 8: acu, Cels. 6, 18, 9: barbarus compunctus notis Threïciis, branded, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25: (colores) qui compungunt aciem lacrumareque cogunt, dazzle, Lucr. 2, 420; cf. of heat and cold: sensus corporis, id. 2, 432 (for Sen. Ep. 88, 39, v. compingo).—II. Trop.
A. In gen.:
(dialectici) ipsi se compungunt suis acuminibus, prick themselves with their own stings, Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 158.—B. In late Lat. compungi, to be goaded by the stings of conscience, to feel remorse, Lact. 4, 18, 14; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 3, 13; cf. compunctio.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com-pungō (conp-) nxī, nctus, ere,
to prick severely, sting, prod, puncture: collum dolone, Ph.: compunctus notis Threïciis, tattooed. — Fig., to prick, goad: se suis acuminibus.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincompungō
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin compungō From con- + pungō.
Descendants
- Englishcompunct
- Frenchcompoindre
- Italiancompungere
- Spanishcompungir
In English words that came into English from compungō
- compunctioncompunctionem