Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

commodus

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Remove ads
See also: Commodus

Latin

Etymology

From com- + modus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

commodus (feminine commoda, neuter commodum, comparative commodior, superlative commodissimus, adverb commodē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. comfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming
    Synonyms: opportūnus, ūtilis, habilis, aptus, dignus, idōneus, conveniēns, iūstus, lēgitimus, salūber, ūtēnsilis
    Antonyms: incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus
  2. opportune, timely, tidy
  3. pleasant, friendly
    Synonyms: peramoenus, iūcundus
    Antonym: ingrātus

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.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Catalan: còmode

Padanian:

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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), 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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Remove ads

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads