modius

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noun

A Roman dry measure of about a peck or 9 litres.

OriginLatin modius →
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Meanings

nounmodius (plural modii)

plural modii

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

Origin

  1. Latinmodius
  2. Englishmodius

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

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Translations

Dutch mud, muid
  • mudMedieval units of measure
  • muidMedieval units of measure
French muid
  • muidMedieval units of measure
Latin modius, modius
  • modiusRoman unit of measure
  • modiusMedieval units of measure
Spanish modio, moyo
  • modioRoman unit of measure
  • moyoMedieval units of measure

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sodium
Cite this entry
APA

modius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modius

MLA

“modius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modius. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modius.

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