# comparo
## Asturian
### Verb

comparo
* first-person singular present indicative of comparar

## Catalan
### Verb

comparo
* first-person singular present indicative of comparar

## Galician
### Verb

comparo
* first-person singular present indicative of comparar

## Italian
### Verb

comparo
* first-person singular present indicative of comparare

## Latin
### Etymology 1

From compār (“like or equal to another”) +‎ -ō.

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈkom.pa.roː/, [ˈkɔmpäroː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈkom.pa.ro/, [ˈkɔmpäro]

#### Verb

comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation
* to compare, match, place together, couple
    Synonyms: aequō, contendō, cōnferō

##### Conjugation

$^1$At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). $^2$The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested. $^3$At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

##### Derived terms

* comparātiō

##### Descendants

* Catalan: comparar
* English: compare
* French: comparer
* Friulian: comparâ
* Italian: comparare
* Occitan: comparar
* Portuguese: comparar
* Romanian: compara
* Sicilian: cumparari
* Spanish: comparar
* Venetan: aconparar

### Etymology 2

From con- +‎ parō.

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈkom.pa.roː/, [ˈkɔmpäroː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈkom.pa.ro/, [ˈkɔmpäro]

#### Verb

comparō (present infinitive comparāre, perfect active comparāvī, supine comparātum); first conjugation
* to prepare something with zeal, care, make ready, set in order, furnish, provide
    Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ministrō, ōrnō, praebeō, apparō, īnstruō, parō, accingō, suggerō, afferō
* to arrange, appoint, ordain, establish
* to procure, get, obtain, prepare, make, collect
    Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, apīscor, potior, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō
    Antonym: āmittō
* to buy, purchase
    Synonyms: emō, sumō, coëmō
    Antonyms: vēndō, addico, dēferō

##### Conjugation

$^1$At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

##### Derived terms

* comparātiō

##### Descendants

* Balkan Romance:
** Aromanian: acumpãr, acumpãrari
** Romanian: cumpăra, cumpărare
* Istrian:
** cunprà
* Italo-Romance:
** Corsican: cumprà
** Italian: comprare
** Sicilian: cumprari, cumbrari
* Padanian:
** Friulian: comprâ
** Ladin: comprer
** Piedmontese: crompé
** Romansch: cumprar, cumprer
** Venetan: conprar, cronpar
* Gallo-Romance:
** Old French: comperer
** Old Occitan: comprar
*** Aragonese: crompar
*** Catalan: comprar
*** Occitan: crompar, comprar
**** Sabir: crompar
* Ibero-Romance:
** Asturian: comprar
** Galician: comprar
** Portuguese: comprar
** Spanish: comprar
* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: comparai, comporai, comporare, cumporai, comprai, cumparai

### References

* “comparo1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “comparo2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “comparo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* comparo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. to be prepared for all that may come: ad omnes casus subsidia comparare to gain distinction: gloriam, famam sibi comparare to prepare oneself for all contingencies: ad omnes casus se comparare (the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the official spheres of duty: provincias inter se comparant to look after the commissariat: rem frumentariam comparare, providere to procure a very large supply of corn: frumenti vim maximam comparare

## Portuguese
### Verb

comparo
* first-person singular present indicative of comparar

## Spanish
### Verb

comparo
* first-person singular present indicative of comparar