commodum

commodum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.mo.dum/, [ˈkɔmːɔd̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.mo.dum/, [ˈkɔmːod̪um]

Etymology 1

Substantive from commodus (“perfect, suitable; favorable”).

Noun

commodum n (genitive commodī); second declension

1. convenient opportunity, favorable condition, advantage, convenience.

   Synonyms: usus, commoditās, praemium, profectus

   Antonym: incommodum

2. profit; reward, pay, salary; favor, privilege, immunity; a useful thing.

   Synonyms: mercēs, stīpendium, pretium, praemium, datum, oblātiō

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	commodum	commoda
Genitive	commodī	commodōrum
Dative	commodō	commodīs
Accusative	commodum	commoda
Ablative	commodō	commodīs
Vocative	commodum	commoda

Derived terms

• commodulum

Etymology 2

From commodus (“perfect; fit, opportune”).

Adverb

commodum (not comparable)

1. At a fit time, just in time, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably.
2. Just, just then, just now, even now.

Derived terms

• commodulum

Adjective

commodum

1. inflection of commodus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Related terms

• commodātiō
• commodātor
• commodātum
• commodātus
• commoditās
• commodē
• commodō
• commodulē
• commodus

References

• “commodum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “commodum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• commodum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• commodum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare: commodis alicuius servire
    
  • (ambiguous) to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare: commoda alicuius tueri
    
  • (ambiguous) the interests of the state: commoda publica or rei publicae rationes