commis

commis

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French commis.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmi/, /ˈkɒmɪs/, /kəˈmi/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmi/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    commis (plural commis)

    1. (chiefly in combination) An assistant to a chef.
      Coordinate terms: sous-chef, subchef, underchef, subcook, undercook, chef de partie, station chef, line cook
    2. (obsolete) A deputy or clerk of a foreign official.

    Anagrams

    French

    Etymology

    From the past tense of commettre

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    commis (feminine commise, masculine plural commis, feminine plural commises)

    1. commercial

    Noun

    commis m (invariable, feminine commise)

    1. clerk
    2. shop assistant; salesclerk
    • grand commis

    Verb

    commis

    1. first/second-person singular past historic of commettre

    Participle

    commis (feminine commise, masculine plural commis, feminine plural commises)

    1. past participle of commettre

    Participle

    commis m pl

    1. masculine plural of commi

    Further reading

    Latin

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      commis f (genitive commis or commeos); third declension

      1. alternative form of cummis (gum)

      Declension

      Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in ).

      singular plural
      nominative commis commēs
      genitive commis
      commeos
      commium
      dative commī commibus
      accusative commim commēs
      commīs
      ablative commī commibus
      vocative commis commēs

      References

      • gummi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • cummi”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.