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Latin
Etymology
From con- + pār.
Pronunciation
Adjective
compār (genitive comparis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- equal
- Synonyms: pār, aequus, adaequātus, aequālis
- Antonyms: dispār, inaequālis, impār, inīquus
- similar, comparable
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
compār m or f (genitive comparis); third declension
- fellow, partner, equal (person)
- spouse
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- “compar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “compar”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- compar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
compar
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of compara