LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

commissum

commissum n (genitive commissī)
Classical[kɔmˈmɪs.sũː]Ecclesiastical[komˈmis.sum]

Meaning

  1. neuterundertaking, enterprise
  2. neutertrust, secret
  3. neuterthing confiscated or entrusted
  4. neutercrime

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommissumcommissa
genitivecommissīcommissōrum
dativecommissōcommissīs
accusativecommissumcommissa
ablativecommissōcommissīs
vocativecommissumcommissa

commissum, i, n., v. committo
I. fin.

Origins

Nominalization of commissus.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCommissumCommissum One sense of this word is that of forfeited, which is derived from the sense of the verb committere, to attach legal effect to, to make oper…

Quick answers

What does commissum mean in Latin?
commissum, a noun, means “undertaking, enterprise; trust, secret; thing confiscated or entrusted”.
What is the genitive of commissum?
The genitive singular is commissī. commissum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce commissum?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈmɪs.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈmis.sum].