Latin

Noun

commodum n ‎(genitive commodī); second declension

1. A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience.
2. An advantage, profit; reward, pay, salary; favor, privilege, immunity; a useful thing.
3. accusative singular of commodum
4. vocative singular of commodum

Inflection

Second declension.

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. nominative neuter singular of commodus
2. accusative masculine singular of commodus
3. accusative neuter singular of commodus
4. vocative neuter singular of commodus

Related terms

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, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “commodum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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