communis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →communa, communae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Bracton
- Age:
- Medieval
- Field:
- Government
common usage;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →communio, communire, communivi, communitus:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
fortify strongly, entrench, barricade; strengthen, secure, reinforce;
sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →communis, communis, commune:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
common/joint/public; general/universal; [Doctor Communis => St.Thomas Aquinas]:; ordinary; sociable, courteous obliging; related, having something in common;; neutral; impartial (Mars); applicable on either side; same form for two cases;; shared/possessed/used by two/all parties; affecting whole state/community;
acc. pl. (m./f.)gen. sg. (all)nom. sg. (m./f.)voc. sg. (m./f.) - Entry →commune, communis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
joint/common/public property/rights; public; public places/interests (pl.);; common feature, characteristic, general rule/terms; general; common lot/remedy;
gen. sg.
Examples
- M
In Catilinam I
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...eorum oculis aliquo concederes. Nunc te patria, quae communis est parens omnium nostrum, odit ac metuit..." - M
In Catilinam IV
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...nomen extinguere, punctum temporis frui vita et hoc communi spiritu non putat oportere atque hoc genus poenae saepe..." - M
Liber Secundus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...usus, intellegi potest, quamquam aliquantum potest, quam communi omnium iudicio et optimi cuiusque studiis atque factis, qui permulta..." - M
Liber Tertius
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...quattuor, partibus plures, aegritudo, formido, libido, quamque Stoici communi nomine corporis et animi ¾donÆn appellant, ego malo laetitiam..." - M
Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...dici potest? Quae est igitur ista philosophia, quae communi more in foro loquitur, in libellis suo? Praesertim..." - M
Liber Quintus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...bestiis homini communia, quoniam omnium est natura communis —, sed extrema illa et summa, quae quaerimus, inter animalium genera..." - P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...rima, quam duxerat olim, cum fieret, paries domui communis utrique. id vitium nulli per saecula longa notatum - quid..." - P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...unus erat pariterque in bella ruebant; tum quoque communi portam statione tenebant. Nisus ait: 'dine hunc ardorem mentibus..."
