commūnis
commūnis
Latin
Etymology
From Old Latin co(m)moinis, from Proto-Italic *kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s, from *mey- (“to change”).
Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (“shared, communal; common”), related to immūnis, mūnia, mūnis, mūnus (compare Proto-Italic *moinos (“service”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /komˈmuː.nis/, [kɔmˈmuːnɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /komˈmu.nis/, [komˈmuːnis]
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Adjective
commūnis (neuter commūne, comparative commūnior, adverb commūniter); third-declension two-termination adjective
- common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together [ synonym ▲][ quotations ▼]
- Synonym: (common, ordinary) vulgāris
- of or for the community, public
- democratic; representing the common sentiment
- (of manners) familiar, accessible, courteous
- (grammar) having both qualities of a subdivided category, such as a verb with both an active and a passive meaning, or a syllable being either long or short.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | commūnis | commūne | commūnēs | commūnia | |
| Genitive | commūnis | commūnium | |||
| Dative | commūnī | commūnibus | |||
| Accusative | commūnem | commūne | commūnēs commūnīs |
commūnia | |
| Ablative | commūnī | commūnibus | |||
| Vocative | commūnis | commūne | commūnēs | commūnia | |