commodus

See also: Commodus

Latin

Etymology

From com- + modus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.mo.dus/, [ˈkɔm.mɔ.dʊs]

Adjective

commodus (feminine commoda, neuter commodum); first/second declension

Usage notes

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.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	commodus	commoda	commodum	commodī	commodae	commoda
Genitive	commodī	commodae	commodī	commodōrum	commodārum	commodōrum
Dative	commodō	commodae	commodō	commodīs	commodīs	commodīs
Accusative	commodum	commodam	commodum	commodōs	commodās	commoda
Ablative	commodō	commodā	commodō	commodīs	commodīs	commodīs
Vocative	commode	commoda	commodum	commodī	commodae	commoda

comparative: commodior, superlative: commodissimus

Descendants

English: commodious
French: commode
- → German: kommod, Kommode
- → Russian: комод (komod)
Italian: comodo
Portuguese: cómodo
Spanish: cómodo

References

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, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to indulge in apt witticisms: facete et commode dicere
- (ambiguous) a short, pointed witticism: breviter et commode dictum
commodus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
commodus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
commodus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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