Meaning of compitum | Babel Free
[ˈkɔm.pɪ.tũː]Definitions
crossroads
declension-2, in-plural, neuter
Examples
“At hoc etiam nēquissimī hominēs consūmptīs patrimōniīs faciunt ut in ātriīs auctiōnāriīs potius quam in triviīs aut in compitīs auctiōnentur; [...]”
But even the most worthless people do this when their inheritances are used up, so that they hold their auctions in auction halls rather than on the street or on the intersections...
“Multa eā aestāte quā haec facta sunt ex propinquīs urbibus agrīsque nūntiāta sunt prōdigia: [...] avēs ad compitum Anagnīnum in lūcō Diānae nīdōs in arboribus relīquisse [...]”
In the summer when these things happened, many portents were reported from the nearby cities and countryside: ... that the birds by a crossroads at Anagnia, in the grove of Diana, had abandoned their nests in the trees...
“Ō quantum tibi nōminis parātur! Ō quae glōria! quam frequens amātor! Tē convīvia, tē forum sonābit, Aedēs, compita, porticus, tabernae. Ūnī mitteris, omnibus legēris.”
O, what a great name is being prepared for you! O, what glory! How many lovers! Banquets and the forum will talk about you, temples, crossroads, porticos, taverns. You are being sent to one man; you will be read to all.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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