comptus, compta -um, comptior -or -us, comptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
adorned/decorated, dressed/arranged/brushed (hair), smart; ornate/embellished;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | comptus | compti |
| Gen. | compti | comptorum |
| Dat. | compto | — |
| Acc. | comptum | comptos |
| Voc. | compte | compti |
| Abl. | compto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | compta | comptae |
| Gen. | comptae | comptarum |
| Dat. | comptae | — |
| Acc. | comptam | comptas |
| Voc. | compta | comptae |
| Abl. | compta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | comptum | compta |
| Gen. | compti | comptorum |
| Dat. | compto | — |
| Acc. | comptum | compta |
| Voc. | comptum | compta |
| Abl. | compto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | comptius | comptiora |
| Gen. | comptioris | — |
| Acc. | comptius | comptiora |
| Voc. | comptius | comptiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | comptissimus | comptissimi |
| Gen. | comptissimi | comptissimorum |
| Dat. | comptissimo | — |
| Acc. | comptissimum | comptissimos |
| Voc. | comptissime | comptissimi |
| Abl. | comptissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | comptissima | comptissimae |
| Gen. | comptissimae | comptissimarum |
| Dat. | comptissimae | — |
| Acc. | comptissimam | comptissimas |
| Voc. | comptissima | comptissimae |
| Abl. | comptissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | comptissimum | comptissima |
| Gen. | comptissimi | comptissimorum |
| Dat. | comptissimo | — |
| Acc. | comptissimum | comptissima |
| Voc. | comptissimum | comptissima |
| Abl. | comptissimo | — |
Examples
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Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...prima virorum. cui simul infula virgineos circum data comptus ex utraque pari malarum parte profusast, et maestum simul..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...LXXIX. Isocrates in diverso genere dicendi nitidus et comptus et palaestrae quam pugnae magis accommodatus omnes dicendi veneres..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...gente sacerdos fronde super galeam et felici comptus oliva Archippi regis missu, fortissimus Umbro, vipereo generi et graviter..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...neglecta decet; Minoida Theseus Abstulit, a nulla tempora comptus acu. Hippolytum Phaedra, nec erat bene cultus, amavit; Cura..."