commis

English

Etymology

From French commis.

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/
  • (file)

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
  • grand commis

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 ).

Case 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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