comparo

See also: comparò and comparó

Asturian

Verb

comparo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Catalan

Verb

comparo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Galician

Verb

comparo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Italian

Verb

comparo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comparare

Latin

Etymology 1

From compār (“like or equal to another”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.roː/, [ˈkɔmpäroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.ro/, [ˈkɔmpäro]

Verb

comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation

1. to compare, match, place together, couple

   Synonyms: aequō, contendō, cōnferō

Conjugation

Conjugation of comparō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparō	comparās	comparat	comparāmus	comparātis	comparant
	imperfect	comparābam	comparābās	comparābat	comparābāmus	comparābātis	comparābant
	future	comparābō	comparābis	comparābit	comparābimus	comparābitis	comparābunt
	perfect	comparāvī	comparāvistī, comparāstī3	comparāvit, comparāt3	comparāvimus, comparāmus3	comparāvistis, comparāstis3	comparāvērunt, comparāvēre, comparārunt3
	pluperfect	comparāveram, comparāram3	comparāverās, comparārās3	comparāverat, comparārat3	comparāverāmus, comparārāmus3	comparāverātis, comparārātis3	comparāverant, comparārant3
	future perfect	comparāverō, comparārō3	comparāveris, comparāris3	comparāverit, comparārit3	comparāverimus, comparārimus3	comparāveritis, comparāritis3	comparāverint, comparārint3
	sigmatic future1	comparāssō	comparāssis	comparāssit	comparāssimus	comparāssitis	comparāssint
passive	present	comparor	comparāris, comparāre	comparātur	comparāmur	comparāminī	comparantur
	imperfect	comparābar	comparābāris, comparābāre	comparābātur	comparābāmur	comparābāminī	comparābantur
	future	comparābor	comparāberis, comparābere	comparābitur	comparābimur	comparābiminī	comparābuntur
	perfect	comparātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	comparātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparem	comparēs	comparet	comparēmus	comparētis	comparent
	imperfect	comparārem	comparārēs	comparāret	comparārēmus	comparārētis	comparārent
	perfect	comparāverim, comparārim3	comparāverīs, comparārīs3	comparāverit, comparārit3	comparāverīmus, comparārīmus3	comparāverītis, comparārītis3	comparāverint, comparārint3
	pluperfect	comparāvissem, comparāssem3	comparāvissēs, comparāssēs3	comparāvisset, comparāsset3	comparāvissēmus, comparāssēmus3	comparāvissētis, comparāssētis3	comparāvissent, comparāssent3
	sigmatic aorist1	comparāssim	comparāssīs	comparāssīt	comparāssīmus	comparāssītis	comparāssint
passive	present	comparer	comparēris, comparēre	comparētur	comparēmur	comparēminī	comparentur
	imperfect	comparārer	comparārēris, comparārēre	comparārētur	comparārēmur	comparārēminī	comparārentur
	perfect	comparātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	comparā	—	—	comparāte	—
	future	—	comparātō	comparātō	—	comparātōte	comparantō
passive	present	—	comparāre	—	—	comparāminī	—
	future	—	comparātor	comparātor	—	—	comparantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		comparāre	comparāvisse, comparāsse3	comparātūrum esse	comparārī, comparārier2	comparātum esse	comparātum īrī
participles		comparāns	—	comparātūrus	—	comparātus	comparandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		comparandī	comparandō	comparandum	comparandō	comparātum	comparātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
³At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• comparātiō

Descendants

• Catalan: comparar
• English: compare
• French: comparer
• Friulian: comparâ
• Italian: comparare
• Occitan: comparar
• Portuguese: comparar
• Romanian: compara
• Sicilian: cumparari
• Spanish: comparar
• Venetan: aconparar

Etymology 2

From con- +‎ parō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.roː/, [ˈkɔmpäroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.pa.ro/, [ˈkɔmpäro]

Verb

comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation

1. to prepare something with zeal, care, make ready, set in order, furnish, provide

   Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ōrnō, praebeō, apparō, īnstruō, parō, accingō, suggerō, afferō

2. to arrange, appoint, ordain, establish
3. to procure, get, obtain, prepare, make, collect

   Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, apīscor, potior, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō

   Antonym: āmittō

4. to buy, purchase

   Synonyms: emō, sumō, coëmō

   Antonyms: vēndō, addico, dēferō

Conjugation

Conjugation of comparō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparō	comparās	comparat	comparāmus	comparātis	comparant
	imperfect	comparābam	comparābās	comparābat	comparābāmus	comparābātis	comparābant
	future	comparābō	comparābis	comparābit	comparābimus	comparābitis	comparābunt
	perfect	comparāvī	comparāvistī, comparāstī1	comparāvit, comparāt1	comparāvimus, comparāmus1	comparāvistis, comparāstis1	comparāvērunt, comparāvēre, comparārunt1
	pluperfect	comparāveram, comparāram1	comparāverās, comparārās1	comparāverat, comparārat1	comparāverāmus, comparārāmus1	comparāverātis, comparārātis1	comparāverant, comparārant1
	future perfect	comparāverō, comparārō1	comparāveris, comparāris1	comparāverit, comparārit1	comparāverimus, comparārimus1	comparāveritis, comparāritis1	comparāverint, comparārint1
passive	present	comparor	comparāris, comparāre	comparātur	comparāmur	comparāminī	comparantur
	imperfect	comparābar	comparābāris, comparābāre	comparābātur	comparābāmur	comparābāminī	comparābantur
	future	comparābor	comparāberis, comparābere	comparābitur	comparābimur	comparābiminī	comparābuntur
	perfect	comparātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	comparātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	comparem	comparēs	comparet	comparēmus	comparētis	comparent
	imperfect	comparārem	comparārēs	comparāret	comparārēmus	comparārētis	comparārent
	perfect	comparāverim, comparārim1	comparāverīs, comparārīs1	comparāverit, comparārit1	comparāverīmus, comparārīmus1	comparāverītis, comparārītis1	comparāverint, comparārint1
	pluperfect	comparāvissem, comparāssem1	comparāvissēs, comparāssēs1	comparāvisset, comparāsset1	comparāvissēmus, comparāssēmus1	comparāvissētis, comparāssētis1	comparāvissent, comparāssent1
passive	present	comparer	comparēris, comparēre	comparētur	comparēmur	comparēminī	comparentur
	imperfect	comparārer	comparārēris, comparārēre	comparārētur	comparārēmur	comparārēminī	comparārentur
	perfect	comparātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	comparātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	comparā	—	—	comparāte	—
	future	—	comparātō	comparātō	—	comparātōte	comparantō
passive	present	—	comparāre	—	—	comparāminī	—
	future	—	comparātor	comparātor	—	—	comparantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		comparāre	comparāvisse, comparāsse1	comparātūrum esse	comparārī	comparātum esse	comparātum īrī
participles		comparāns	—	comparātūrus	—	comparātus	comparandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		comparandī	comparandō	comparandum	comparandō	comparātum	comparātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• comparātiō

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: acumpãr, acumpãrari
  • Romanian: cumpăra, cumpărare
• Istrian:
  • cunprà
• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: cumprà
  • Italian: comprare
  • Sicilian: cumprari, cumbrari
• Padanian:
  • Friulian: comprâ
  • Ladin: comprer
  • Piedmontese: crompé
  • Romansch: cumprar, cumprer
  • Venetan: conprar, cronpar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: comperer
  • Old Occitan: comprar
    • Aragonese: crompar
    • Catalan: comprar
    • Occitan: crompar, comprar
      • Sabir: crompar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: comprar
  • Galician: comprar
  • Portuguese: comprar
  • Spanish: comprar
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: comparai, comporai, comporare, cumporai, comprai, cumparai

References

• “comparo1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “comparo2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “comparo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• comparo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be prepared for all that may come: ad omnes casus subsidia comparare
    
  • to gain distinction: gloriam, famam sibi comparare
    
  • to prepare oneself for all contingencies: ad omnes casus se comparare
    
  • (the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the official spheres of duty: provincias inter se comparant
    
  • to look after the commissariat: rem frumentariam comparare, providere
    
  • to procure a very large supply of corn: frumenti vim maximam comparare
    

Portuguese

Verb

comparo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comparar

Spanish

Verb

comparo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comparar