commodus

See also: Commodus

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔm.mɔ.dʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔm.mo.dus]

Adjective

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

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.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	commodus	commoda	commodum	commodī	commodae	commoda
genitive	commodī	commodae	commodī	commodōrum	commodārum	commodōrum
dative	commodō	commodae	commodō	commodīs
accusative	commodum	commodam	commodum	commodōs	commodās	commoda
ablative	commodō	commodā	commodō	commodīs
vocative	commode	commoda	commodum	commodī	commodae	commoda

Descendants

Catalan: còmode

Padanian:

- Ligurian: còmodo
- Lombard: còmod
- Piedmontese: còmod
French: commode
- → English: commode
- → German: kommod, Kommode
- → Ukrainian: комод (komod)
Galician: cómodo
Italian: comodo
Portuguese: cómodo, cômodo (Brazil)
Romanian: comod
Sicilian: còmmutu
Spanish: cómodo
⇒ Medieval Latin: commodiōsus
- Catalan: comodiós
- Old French: commodieux, (Anglo-Norman) commodious
  - → Middle English: commodious
    - English: commodious

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^[1], 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^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
“commodus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray