Latin

Adjective

commodus m ‎(feminine commoda, neuter commodum); first/second declension

1. commodious, suitable, useful
2. convenient
3. opportune, timely
4. pleasant, friendly

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.

Inflection

First/second declension.

• comparative: commodior, superlative: commodissimus

Descendants

• English: commodious
• French: commode
• Portuguese: cômodo

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