comminus

Latin

Alternative forms

• cominus

Etymology

From con- (“with, together”) + manus (“hand”).

Adverb

comminus (not comparable)

1. in close combat, in close contest, hand-to-hand
2. close up or at hand, near to; immediately

References

• “comminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “comminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• comminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to use javelins at a distance, swords at close quarters: eminus hastis, comminus gladiis uti
    
  • to fight with swords at close quarters: gladio comminus (opp. eminus) rem gerere