commodus
See also: Commodus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.mo.dus/, [ˈkɔmːɔd̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.mo.dus/, [ˈkɔmːod̪us]
Adjective edit
commodus (feminine commoda, neuter commodum, comparative commodior, superlative commodissimus, adverb commodē); first/second-declension adjective
- comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming
- Synonyms: opportūnus, ūtilis, habilis, aptus, dignus, idōneus, conveniēns, iūstus, lēgitimus, salūber, ūtēnsilis
- Antonyms: incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus
- opportune, timely, tidy
- pleasant, friendly
- Synonyms: peramoenus, iūcundus
- Antonym: ingrātus
Usage notes edit
The adjective became a cognomen of a branch of the gens Ceionia, a member of whom was adopted by Hadrian but died before he could become emperor. His relative was adopted by Antoninus Pius and ruled together with Marcus Aurelius, whose son was also given the name Commodus.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | commodus | commoda | commodum | commodī | commodae | commoda | |
Genitive | commodī | commodae | commodī | commodōrum | commodārum | commodōrum | |
Dative | commodō | commodō | commodīs | ||||
Accusative | commodum | commodam | commodum | commodōs | commodās | commoda | |
Ablative | commodō | commodā | commodō | commodīs | |||
Vocative | commode | commoda | commodum | commodī | commodae | commoda |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “commodus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “commodus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- commodus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to indulge in apt witticisms: facete et commode dicere
- (ambiguous) a short, pointed witticism: breviter et commode dictum
- (ambiguous) to indulge in apt witticisms: facete et commode dicere
- “commodus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- commodus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “commodus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray