manum commodo
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom manum, the accusative singular of manus (“hand”) + commodō (“I lend”). Literally "I lend a hand".
Verb
editmanum commodō (present infinitive manum commodāre, perfect active manum commodāvī, supine manum commodātum); first conjugation
- (idiomatic) to lend a hand, to help
- Seneca, L Annaei Senecae Oedipus (Oedipus (play)), line 1032
- Iocasta: [...] Agedum, commoda matri manum
- Jocasta: [...] Go on, lend mother a hand
- Iocasta: [...] Agedum, commoda matri manum
- Seneca, L Annaei Senecae Oedipus (Oedipus (play)), line 1032