commodus

commodus

See also: Commodus

Latin

Etymology

From com- + modus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.mo.dus/, [ˈkɔmːɔd̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkom.mo.dus/, [ˈkɔmːod̪us]

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.

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

Descendants

• English: commodious
• French: commode
  • → English: commode
  • → German: kommod, Kommode
  • → Russian: комод (komod)
• Italian: comodo
• Portuguese: cómodo, cômodo
• Romanian: comod
• Sicilian: còmmitu
• 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