compactus

compactus

Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of compingō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /komˈpaːk.tus/, [kɔmˈpäːkt̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈpak.tus/, [komˈpäkt̪us]

Participle

compāctus (feminine compācta, neuter compāctum); first/second-declension participle

1. attached
2. bound or joined together
3. constructed
4. confined
5. concealed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	compāctus	compācta	compāctum		compāctī	compāctae	compācta
Genitive	compāctī	compāctae	compāctī		compāctōrum	compāctārum	compāctōrum
Dative	compāctō		compāctō		compāctīs
Accusative	compāctum	compāctam	compāctum		compāctōs	compāctās	compācta
Ablative	compāctō	compāctā	compāctō		compāctīs
Vocative	compācte	compācta	compāctum		compāctī	compāctae	compācta

Adjective

compāctus (feminine compācta, neuter compāctum, superlative compāctissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. constructed; built
2. firm
3. compact

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	compāctus	compācta	compāctum		compāctī	compāctae	compācta
Genitive	compāctī	compāctae	compāctī		compāctōrum	compāctārum	compāctōrum
Dative	compāctō		compāctō		compāctīs
Accusative	compāctum	compāctam	compāctum		compāctōs	compāctās	compācta
Ablative	compāctō	compāctā	compāctō		compāctīs
Vocative	compācte	compācta	compāctum		compāctī	compāctae	compācta

Descendants

• Catalan: compacte
• English: compact
• French: compact
  • → Romanian: compact
  • → Turkish: kompakt
• Galician: compacto
• Italian: compatto
• Occitan: compacte
• Portuguese: compacto
• Spanish: compacto

Etymology 2

Perfect active participle of compacīscor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /komˈpak.tus/, [kɔmˈpäkt̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈpak.tus/, [komˈpäkt̪us]

Participle

compactus (feminine compacta, neuter compactum); first/second-declension participle

1. having made an agreement, having formed a compact with

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	compactus	compacta	compactum		compactī	compactae	compacta
Genitive	compactī	compactae	compactī		compactōrum	compactārum	compactōrum
Dative	compactō		compactō		compactīs
Accusative	compactum	compactam	compactum		compactōs	compactās	compacta
Ablative	compactō	compactā	compactō		compactīs
Vocative	compacte	compacta	compactum		compactī	compactae	compacta

References

• “compactus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “compactus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• compactus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• compactus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016