[ˈmɔ.dʊs], [ˈmɔː.dus]
- declension-2, masculinemeasure
- declension-2, masculinebound, limit, end
“Sed quis erit modus, aut quō nunc certāmine tantō?” — “But what will be the end [of it], or to where [do we go] now with a rivalry so great?”
(Juno is speaking to Venus.)
- declension-2, masculinemanner (of doing or being arranged), way (of doing or being arranged), method
“Quem ad modum” — like, such, in what manner
“hoc modo” — in this manner
“admirandum in modum” — wonderfully (literally: in a wonderful manner)
- declension-2, masculinemood, mode
- declension-2, masculinerhythm, meter
“māteriā conveniente modīs” — with the material being fitting for the meters
Formsmodī(genitive) · modus(nominative, singular) · modī(nominative, plural) · modī(genitive, singular) · modōrum(genitive, plural) · modō(dative, singular) · modīs(dative, plural) · modum(accusative, singular) · modōs(accusative, plural) · modō(ablative, singular) · modīs(ablative, plural) · mode(singular, vocative) · modī(plural, vocative)