compos

See also: compós and compôs

English

Etymology 1

Noun

compos

  1. plural of compo

Etymology 2

Adjective

compos (not comparable)

  1. compos mentis; of sound mind; sane

French

Noun

compos ?

  1. plural of compo

Latin

Etymology

From com- +‎ potis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.pos/, [ˈkɔm.pɔs]

Adjective

compos (genitive compotis); third declension

  1. having the mastery, control, or power over something (takes the genitive), as in non compos mentis, not mentally competent, sometimes shortened to non compos
  2. sharing (especially in the guilt of something)

Inflection

Third declension, non-i-stem (genitive plural in -um).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative compos compos compotēs compota
Genitive compotis compotis compotum compotum
Dative compotī compotī compotibus compotibus
Accusative compotem compos compotēs compota
Ablative compote compote compotibus compotibus
Vocative compos compos compotēs compota

References
  • compos in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • compos in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • compos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be of sane mind: mentis compotem esse
    • to lose one's head, be beside oneself: sui (mentis) compotem non esse
    • to have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish: voti damnari, compotem fieri
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