comparatio

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From comparō (“to compare”) + -tiō.

    Noun

    comparātiō f (genitive comparātiōnis); third declension

    1. comparison
      comparātiō crīminis ― a 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
    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    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.

      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, 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.