commis
English
Etymology
French
Noun
commis (plural commis)
- (obsolete) A deputy or clerk of a foreign official
- (chiefly in combination) An assistant to a chef
Anagrams
- SimCom, momics, sim-com
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.mi/
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Adjective
commis (feminine commise, masculine plural commis, feminine plural commises)
- commercial
Noun
commis m (plural commis, feminine commise)
- clerk
- shop assistant; salesclerk
Related terms
- grand commis
Verb
commis
- first/second-person singular past historic of commettre
Participle
commis (feminine commise, masculine plural commis, feminine plural commises)
- past participle of commettre
Participle
commis m pl
- masculine plural of the past participle of commettre
Further reading
- “commis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Alternative forms
- gummis
- cummi
- gummi
- commi
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.mis/, [ˈkɔmːɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.mis/, [ˈkɔmːis]
Noun
commis f (genitive commis or commeos); third declension
- Alternative form of cummis (“gum”)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | commis | commēs |
| Genitive | commis commeos | commium |
| Dative | commī | commibus |
| Accusative | commim | commēs commīs |
| Ablative | commī | commibus |
| Vocative | commis | commēs |
References
- “gummi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cummi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette