custos

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

custos (plural custodes)

1. (obsolete) A warden.

Derived terms

• custos rotulorum

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Latin

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊstoːs/

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkus.toːs/

Noun

custōs m (genitive custōdis); third declension

1. A guard, protector
2. A guardian, tutor
3. A jailer
4. A keeper, custodian

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	custōs	custōdēs
genitive	custōdis	custōdum
dative	custōdī	custōdibus
accusative	custōdem	custōdēs
ablative	custōde	custōdibus
vocative	custōs	custōdēs

Related terms

• custōdia
• custōdiō

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Portuguese

Noun

custos m

1. plural form of custo