comoedus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κωμῳδός (kōmōidós, “chorus singer; comic poet”), from κωμῳδία (kōmōidía, “comedy, play”). More at citharoedus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /koːˈmoe̯.dus/, [koːˈmoe̯d̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈme.dus/, [koˈmɛːd̪us]

Adjective

cōmoedus (feminine cōmoeda, neuter cōmoedum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. comic, of comedy
  2. given to acting

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cōmoedus cōmoeda cōmoedum cōmoedī cōmoedae cōmoeda
Genitive cōmoedī cōmoedae cōmoedī cōmoedōrum cōmoedārum cōmoedōrum
Dative cōmoedō cōmoedō cōmoedīs
Accusative cōmoedum cōmoedam cōmoedum cōmoedōs cōmoedās cōmoeda
Ablative cōmoedō cōmoedā cōmoedō cōmoedīs
Vocative cōmoede cōmoeda cōmoedum cōmoedī cōmoedae cōmoeda

Noun

cōmoedus m (genitive cōmoedī); second declension

  1. comedian, comic actor

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cōmoedus cōmoedī
Genitive cōmoedī cōmoedōrum
Dative cōmoedō cōmoedīs
Accusative cōmoedum cōmoedōs
Ablative cōmoedō cōmoedīs
Vocative cōmoede cōmoedī

References
  • “comoedus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “comoedus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • comoedus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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