Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
compito. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
compito, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
compito in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
compito you have here. The definition of the word
compito will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
compito, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Galician
Verb
compito
- first-person singular present indicative of competir
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔm.pi.to/, (traditional) /ˈkom.pi.to/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔmpito, (traditional) -ompito
- Hyphenation: còm‧pi‧to, (traditional) cóm‧pi‧to
Verb
compito
- first-person singular present indicative of compitare
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *compitus, from Latin computus. Doublet of computo and conto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komˈpi.to/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Hyphenation: com‧pì‧to
Adjective
compito (feminine compita, masculine plural compiti, feminine plural compite, superlative compitissimo)
- poised
- polite, well-mannered
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Deverbal from compitare (“to spell; to enunciate”) + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
compito m (plural compiti)
- job, task
- homework, assignment (school)
- (usually in the plural) housework
References
Latin
Noun
compitō
- dative/ablative singular of compitum
Portuguese
Verb
compito
- first-person singular present indicative of competir
Spanish
Verb
compito
- first-person singular present indicative of competir