compos

See also: compós and compôs

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmpəʊz/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

compos

1. plural of compo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmpɒs/, /ˈkɒmpəʊs/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Adjective

compos (not comparable)

1. compos mentis; of sound mind; sane

Derived terms

• non compos

French

Noun

compos ?

1. plural of compo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kompotis. Equivalent to con- +‎ potis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔm.pɔs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔm.pos]

Adjective

compos (genitive compotis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

1. having mastery, control, or power over something (coupled with genitive)

   Synonyms: praevalēns, fortis, potis, validus, potēns, strēnuus, firmus

   Antonyms: dēbilis, languidus, aeger, fractus, tenuis, inops, īnfirmus

   compos (or potens) sui ― master of himself, self-controlled

   non compos mentis ― not mentally competent

2. sharing (especially in the guilt of something)

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	compos			compotēs	—
genitive	compotis			compotum
dative	compotī			compotibus
accusative	compotem	compos		compotīs compotēs	—
ablative	compote			compotibus
vocative	compos			compotēs	—

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 Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “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