English Explanatory Dictionary

modius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Roman dry measure of about a peck or 9 litres.
  2. Various medieval units of dry and liquid volume.
  3. A bushel-shaped headdress worn by certain deities in classical art.

Word forms

modius modii

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin modius, from modus (“a measure”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of muid and mud. See also almud and almude.

Translations

Dutch: mud Dutch: muid French: muid Latin: modius Spanish: moyo
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