Dictionary formmodus, modi(masculine)
Translation
measure; manner; limit
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | modus | modi |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | mode | modi |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | modum | modos |
| Genitiveof | modi | modorum |
| Dativeto, for | modo | modis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | modo | modis |
Examples
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How did you do this?
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There is a measure in things.
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I cannot live in this way.
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I shall do it in no way at all.
difficile .
It is hard to keep within limits.
, is a second declension masculine noun, entirely regular. Its first sense is a measure, then the limit that a measure sets, then the manner in which a thing is done, and Horace's in uses the first two at once: there is a proper measure in things, and therefore a limit.
Most of its work is done in the ablative of manner: "in this way", "in that way", "by no means", "how", which fuses into and comes down into Spanish como and French comment. The adverb , "only, just now", is this word's ablative frozen solid, and has its own page. English "mode", "modest", "moderate", "modify" and the grammatical "mood" all descend from it.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 9: modus, quin, longe and 7 more words.