modo
Erscheinungsbild
From modus (“measure, mode, manner, way”); the adverb derives from its ablative form. The short vowel in the adverb is an example of iambic shortening that became conventional in Classical Latin (as in ego).
Pronunciation
- modo: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.do/, [ˈmɔd̪ɔ]
- modo: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.do/, [ˈmɔːd̪o]
- modō: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.doː/, [ˈmɔd̪oː]
- modō: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.do/, [ˈmɔːd̪o]
Adverb
modo (not comparable)
- Only one time is not enough.
Usage notes
modo ... modo ― at one time ... at another