comparandum

From Latin comparandum, gerundive (neuter singular) of comparō.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɒmpəˈɹændəm/, /ˌkɒmpəˈɹɑːndəm/

comparandum (plural comparanda)

1. Something that is compared; the subject of a comparison.

   Synonym: comparand

   • 1985, Jens Elmegård Rasmussen, “Miscellaneous Problems in Indo-European Languages I-II”, in Lingua Posnaniensis, volume 28, page 125:

     This finding, together with the semantic content, allows us to identify a suitable comparandum, viz. the pronoun *etero-s 'other; one or the other of two' […]

   • 2014 October 18, Ante Aikio, “The Uralic-Yukaghir lexical correspondences: genetic inheritance, language contact or chance resemblance?”, in Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen‎, volume 14, DOI:10.33339/fuf.86078, page 12:

     For the sake of evaluating the Uralic-Yukaghir comparisons in HDY, however, it is more illuminating to examine the frequency of various types of problems in the comparanda.

   • 2017 April 1, Colin Renfrew; Michael Boyd, “26. Selected Sculptural Fragments from the Special Deposits south at Kavos on Keros”, in Marissa Marthari, Colin Renfrew, Michael Boyd, editors, Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context‎, Oxbow Books, →ISBN, page 380:

     The third task is to choose a suitable illustrated comparandum of the appropriate variety from a published Early Cycladic excavation which is both well preserved and substantially complete.

comparandum

1. inflection of comparandus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular