modice

Latin

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *médos

Proto-Italic *medos

Latin modus

Latin -icus

Latin modicus

Latin -ē

Latin modicē

From modicus (“moderate”) + -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔ.dɪ.kɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔː.di.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

modicē (comparative modicius, superlative modicissimē)

1. modestly, reasonably
2. in moderation, slightly

Etymology 2

Adjective

modice

1. vocative masculine singular of modicus

References

• “modice”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “modice”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “modice”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.