cōmoedus1
Meaning
- adjectivecomic, of comedy
- adjectivegiven to acting
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
artifex vōcis et carminumChoosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Actor · Comœdus · Ludio · Histrio
The generic term actor, and the specific terms comœdus and tragœdus, denote the player, as a respectable artist; but ludio, ludius, the comedian, the player, who makes acting his trade, with the accessory notion of commonness; lastly, histrio, sometimes the actor, sometimes the comedian, but mostly with the accessory notion of buffoonery and boasting. Cic. Sext. 54. Ipse ille maxime ludius, non solum spectator, sed actor et acroama. Rosc. Com. 10. Nemo ex pessimo histrione bonum comœdum fieri posse existimaret. Ep. ad Qu. Fr. i. a. E. Hortor ut tanquam poetæ boni et actores industrii solent, in extrema parte diligentissimus sis. Suet. Aug. 74. (v. 334.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōmoedus | cōmoeda | cōmoedum |
| genitive | cōmoedī | cōmoedae | cōmoedī |
| dative | cōmoedō | cōmoedae | cōmoedō |
| accusative | cōmoedum | cōmoedam | cōmoedum |
| ablative | cōmoedō | cōmoedā | cōmoedō |
| vocative | cōmoede | cōmoeda | cōmoedum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōmoedī | cōmoedae | cōmoeda |
| genitive | cōmoedōrum | cōmoedārum | cōmoedōrum |
| dative | cōmoedīs | cōmoedīs | cōmoedīs |
| accusative | cōmoedōs | cōmoedās | cōmoeda |
| ablative | cōmoedīs | cōmoedīs | cōmoedīs |
| vocative | cōmoedī | cōmoedae | cōmoeda |
natio, adapted to comedy, given to acting, Juv. 3, 100.—More freq., Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
From Ancient Greek κωμῳδός (kōmōidós, “chorus singer; comic poet”), from κωμῳδία (kōmōidía, “comedy, play”). More at citharoedus.