comparatio

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From comparō (to compare) + -tiō.

Noun

comparātiō f (genitive comparātiōnis); third declension

  1. comparison
    comparātiō crīminisa defensive comparison of a crime with a good deed, on account of which the crime was committed
  2. (grammar) comparative
  3. relationship, relation between two or more things, arrangement
  4. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) construction
  5. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) constituent
  6. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) combination, conjunction
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative comparātiō comparātiōnēs
Genitive comparātiōnis comparātiōnum
Dative comparātiōnī comparātiōnibus
Accusative comparātiōnem comparātiōnēs
Ablative comparātiōne comparātiōnibus
Vocative comparātiō comparātiōnēs
Descendants

Etymology 2

From comparō (to prepare, arrange, procure) + -tiō.

Noun

comparātiō f (genitive comparātiōnis); third declension

  1. preparation
  2. (Late Latin) acquisition, purchase
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative comparātiō comparātiōnēs
Genitive comparātiōnis comparātiōnum
Dative comparātiōnī comparātiōnibus
Accusative comparātiōnem comparātiōnēs
Ablative comparātiōne comparātiōnibus
Vocative comparātiō comparātiōnēs

References

  • comparatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • comparatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • comparatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • comparatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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