commis

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English

Etymology

From French commis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

commis (plural commis)

  1. (obsolete) A deputy or clerk of a foreign official.
  2. (chiefly in combination) An assistant to a chef.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mi/
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Adjective

commis (feminine commise, masculine plural commis, feminine plural commises)

  1. commercial

Noun

commis m (plural commis, feminine commise)

  1. clerk
  2. shop assistant; salesclerk

Verb

commis

  1. first/second-person singular past historic of commettre

Participle

commis (feminine commise, masculine plural commis, feminine plural commises)

  1. past participle of commettre

Participle

commis m pl

  1. masculine plural of commi

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).

Pronunciation

Noun

commis f (genitive commis or commeos); third declension

  1. Alternative form of cummis (“gum”)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).

singular plural
nominative commis commēs
genitive commis
commeos 		commium
dative commī commibus
accusative commim commēs
commīs
ablative commī commibus
vocative commis commēs

References

  • “gummi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cummi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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