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Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of cōmō (“arrange; dress”).
Pronunciation
Participle
cōmptus (feminine cōmpta, neuter cōmptum); first/second-declension participle
- brought together, formed, framed, constructed, arranged, having been arranged
- (usually of hair) taken care of, cared for; combed, dressed, braided; having been dressed
- (in general) adorned, decked, dressed, ornamented, having been adorned
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Noun
cōmptus m (genitive cōmptūs); fourth declension
- band, tie, headdress
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
References
- “comptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “comptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- comptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- well-ordered, well-brushed hair: capilli compti, compositi (opp. horridi)