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compater
compater
Latin
Noun
compater m (genitive compatris); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) first cousin
- (Neo-Latin) godfather
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | compater | compatrēs |
| genitive | compatris | compatrum |
| dative | compatrī | compatribus |
| accusative | compatrem | compatrēs |
| ablative | compatre | compatribus |
| vocative | compater | compatrēs |
Related terms
- commater
Descendants
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “compater”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- compater in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- Keith Sidwell (1995), Reading Medieval Latin (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)