compesco

== Latin == === Alternative forms === conpescō === Etymology === Equivalent to con- +‎ parcō +‎ -scō, with *-a- > -e- by regular vowel reduction in a word-medial syllable, and *-rksk- > *-rsk- > /sk/ (-sc-). The etymology of parcō is disputed: see there for further information. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔmˈpɛs.koː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [komˈpɛs.ko] === Verb === compescō (present infinitive compescere, perfect active compescuī, supine compescitum); third conjugation to restrain or check to quench to curb to confine to block ==== Conjugation ==== Priscian documents a supine compescitum. === References === === Further reading === “compesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “compesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “compesco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.