"commercium" meaning in Latin

See commercium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɔmˈmɛr.ki.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [komˈmɛr.t͡ʃi.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From con- (“together, with”) + merx (“merchandise”) or merces (“pay”) + -ium. Head templates: {{la-noun|commercium<2>}} commercium n (genitive commerciī or commercī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|commercium<2>}} Forms: commerciī [genitive], commercī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], commercium [nominative, singular], commercia [nominative, plural], commerciī [genitive, singular], commercī [genitive, singular], commerciōrum [genitive, plural], commerciō [dative, singular], commerciīs [dative, plural], commercium [accusative, singular], commercia [accusative, plural], commerciō [ablative, singular], commerciīs [ablative, plural], commercium [singular, vocative], commercia [plural, vocative], commircium [alternative], conmercium [alternative]
  1. Trade, traffic, commerce, exchange. Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: mercātūra, mercātus
    Sense id: en-commercium-la-noun-XpI9QOPi Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 20 26 14 27 12
  2. (by extension) Intercourse, communication, correspondence, fellowship. Tags: broadly, declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-commercium-la-noun-U~A13i51 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 64 4 14 3 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 20 26 14 27 12
  3. (metonymic) The right to trade as a merchant, mercantile right. Tags: declension-2, metonymically, neuter
    Sense id: en-commercium-la-noun-1D~zpMmV Categories (other): Latin metonyms, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 20 26 14 27 12
  4. (metonymic) An article of trade; merchandise, wares. Tags: declension-2, metonymically, neuter Synonyms: merx
    Sense id: en-commercium-la-noun-LlysyUVg Categories (other): Latin metonyms, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 20 26 14 27 12
  5. (metonymic) A place of trade; marketplace. Tags: declension-2, metonymically, neuter Synonyms: forum
    Sense id: en-commercium-la-noun-zqY1NT4q Categories (other): Latin metonyms, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 20 26 14 27 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: commerciālis, commercior Related terms: mercālis, merx

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "commerciālis"
    },
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    }
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "word": "kumerq"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "word": "comerciu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "word": "comerç"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "word": "commercie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "commerce"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "Kommerz"
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      ],
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "commerce"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "lang_code": "fur",
      "word": "cumierç"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "comercio"
    },
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          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "koumérki",
          "word": "κουμέρκι"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "lang_code": "ota",
          "roman": "gümrük",
          "word": "كمرك"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Byzantine Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "kommérkion",
      "word": "κομμέρκιον"
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    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "commercio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "comércio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "comerț"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "comerciu"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kommércija",
      "word": "комме́рция"
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          "lang_code": "mt",
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      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "cummerciu"
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "comercio"
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      "lang_code": "vec",
      "word": "comercio"
    }
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      "form": "commerciī",
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    },
    {
      "form": "commercī",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    },
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      "form": "commercium",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "commercia",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "commercī",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "commerciōrum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "commerciō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "commerciīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "commercium",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "commercia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "commerciō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commerciīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commercium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commercia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commircium",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conmercium",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "(by extension) Intercourse, communication, correspondence, fellowship."
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      ],
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        "The right to trade as a merchant, mercantile right."
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          "trade",
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          "mercantile",
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        "(metonymic) The right to trade as a merchant, mercantile right."
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        "An article of trade; merchandise, wares."
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        "(metonymic) An article of trade; merchandise, wares."
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        "A place of trade; marketplace."
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        "(metonymic) A place of trade; marketplace."
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          "word": "forum"
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      "ipa": "[kɔmˈmɛr.ki.ũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[komˈmɛr.t͡ʃi.um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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  "word": "commercium"
}
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      "lang": "Asturian",
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      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "word": "comerç"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "commercī",
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        "genitive"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "commercia",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "commerciī",
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "commercium",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "commerciō",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "commerciīs",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "commircium",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "conmercium",
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        "alternative"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Trade, traffic, commerce, exchange."
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          "traffic",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Intercourse, communication, correspondence, fellowship."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin metonyms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The right to trade as a merchant, mercantile right."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "trade",
          "trade"
        ],
        [
          "merchant",
          "merchant"
        ],
        [
          "mercantile",
          "mercantile"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymic) The right to trade as a merchant, mercantile right."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "metonymically",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin metonyms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An article of trade; merchandise, wares."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "article",
          "article"
        ],
        [
          "merchandise",
          "merchandise"
        ],
        [
          "wares",
          "wares"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymic) An article of trade; merchandise, wares."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "merx"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "metonymically",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin metonyms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place of trade; marketplace."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "marketplace",
          "marketplace"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymic) A place of trade; marketplace."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "forum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "metonymically",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔmˈmɛr.ki.ũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[komˈmɛr.t͡ʃi.um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "commercium"
}

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