commoditas

Latin > English

commoditas commoditatis N F :: timeliness; fitness, aptness; convenience; advantage, utility; complaisance
commoditas commoditas commoditatis N F :: due measure, just proportion; suitable (oratorical expression); symmetry

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

commŏdĭtas: ātis, f. commodus.
I Due measure, just proportion, symmetry (so very rare): commoditas et aequitas membrorum, * Suet. Aug. 79.—
   B Of discourse, fitness, a suitable oratorical expression, Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; id. Inv. 1, 2, 3; corresp. to commode dicere, Auct. Her. 1, 1, 1.—
II (Acc. to commodus, II.) Easy, unrestrained, free action: corporis aliqua commoditas non naturā data, sed studio et industriā parta, i. e. dexterity, skill, Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 36.—
   2    Convenience, ease: id, ob commoditatem itineris ponte sublicio... conjungi urbi placuit, Liv. 1, 33, 6.—
   B Of things, fitness, convenience, a fit occasion, advantage, benefit (class.): commoditatis omnes articulos scio, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 31: in loco opportunitas, in occasione commoditas ad faciendum idonea (consideranda est), Cic. Inv. 2, 12, 40; id. Off. 1, 39, 138; Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 94; Ter. And. 3, 3, 37: o Fors Fortuna, quantis commoditatibus hunc onerastis diem! id. Phorm. 5, 6, 1: plurimas et maximas commoditates amicitia continet, Cic. Lael. 7, 23; cf. id. N. D. 3, 36, 86; id. Fin. 4, 12, 29: percipere fructum aut commoditatem ex re, id. Off. 2, 4, 14: cum commoditas juvaret, Liv. 4, 60, 2.—
   2    Of persons, pleasantness, complaisance, courteousness, forbearance, lenity (only ante-class. and in Ov.): vir lepidissime, Cumulate commoditate, Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 6; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 76: patris, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73: viri, Ov. H. 17, 176; 16, 310.—
   b Meton. in Plaut.: commoditas mea, as a term of endearment, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 8; id. Men. 1, 2, 28; id. Poen. 1, 3, 12.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

commŏdĭtās,¹² ātis, f. (commodus),
1 mesure convenable, juste proportion, adaptation au but, convenance : (in ædificando) commoditatis dignitatisque diligentia Cic. Off. 1, 138, (quand il s’agit de la construction d’une maison) le souci du confortable et de la dignité [de la représentation] ; commoditas prosperitasque vitæ Cic. Nat. 3, 86, le bien et la prospérité de la vie
2 avantage : plurimas et maximas commoditates amicitia continet Cic. Læl. 23, l’amitié renferme de très nombreux et très grands avantages (Nat. 3, 86 ; Fin. 4, 29 ) ; qui ex bestiis fructus, quæ commoditas percipi posset ? Cic. Off. 2, 14, quel fruit, quel avantage pourrait-on retirer des animaux ? || commodité : ob commoditatem itineris Liv. 1, 33, 6, pour faciliter les communications || opportunité : commoditas ad faciendum idonea Cic. Inv. 2, 40, l’opportunité d’agir
3 caractère accommodant, bonté, indulgence : Pl. Mil. 1383 ; Ter. Ad. 710.

Latin > German (Georges)

commoditās, ātis, f. (commodus), I) das gehörige, vollkommene Maß, die Angemessenheit, Zweckmäßigkeit, Annehmlichkeit, Bequemlichkeit, der Vorzug, das Gute, was eine Sache an sich hat od. gewährt, c. et aequitas membrorum, das Ebenmaß, Suet.: c. corporis, gehörige körperliche Fertigkeit, Cic.: commoditas dignitasque domus, Cic.: vitae commoditas iucunditasque, Cic.: cum commoditas iuvaret, Liv. – v. der Rede, c. orationis, Gewandtheit, Cornif. rhet. 1, 1: u. so absol., Cic. de inv. 1, 3; Rosc. Am. 9. – u. im Plur. tantae commoditates corporis, Cic.: commoditates vitae humanae, Apul.: plurimas et maximas commoditates amicitia continet, Cic. – Insbes.: a) die Bequemlichkeit = das Freisein von Schwierigkeiten, die Erleichterung, id (Ianiculum) ob commoditatem itineris ponte sublicio... coniungi urbi placuit, Liv. 1, 33, 6. – b) (wie καιρός) der gelegene, rechte Zeitpunkt, günstige Umstände, commoditatis omnes articulos scio, Plaut. Men. 140: satine ut Commoditas (personif.) usque quaque me adiuvat, Plaut. mil. 1134: commoditas ad faciendum idonea, Cic. de inv. 2, 40. – c) die Annehmlichkeit = das Vorteilhafte, der Vorteil, qui ex bestiis fructus, quae commoditas percipi potest? Cic.: im Plur., externae commoditates, Cic.: mare vicinum ad commoditates, Liv.: at, si corrigitur, quot commoditates vide, Ter. – II) die Gefügigkeit, Zutulichkeit, Umgänglichkeit, Gefälligkeit, Nachsicht, einer Pers., sua, Ter.: patris, Caecil. com. fr.: ipsius, Ov.

Latin > Chinese

commoditas, atis. f. :: 自在。益。合。— membrorum 相稱之肢。Magnam mihi injecit sua commoditate curam 因其良善吾甚罣念彼。