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modus.

manner, mode, way, method; rule, rhythm, beat, measure, size; bound, limit;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɔ.dʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɔː.dus]

  1. measure

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. bound, limit, end

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. manner (of doing or being arranged), way (of doing or being arranged), method

    declension-2 · masculine
    Quem ad modum
    hoc modo

  4. mood, mode

    declension-2 · masculine

  5. rhythm, meter

    declension-2 · masculine
    māteriā conveniente modīs
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus From Proto-Italic *modos, from Proto-Indo-European *mod-ós (“measure”), from *med- (“to measure”); compare especially Ancient Greek μήδεᾰ (mḗdeă, “counsels, plans”), Old Armenian միտ (mit, “thought”). But note as the oblique cases would be expected as *moder- (e.g. gen.: moderis), thus moderor, modestus etc. Contrast mōs for the senses of manner and way.

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