# modus operandi
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modus operandī, from modus (“manner, method”) and operandī (“of working”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/
* (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.dɒe/, /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.di/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.daɪ/, /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.di/

### Noun

modus operandi (plural modi operandi or modus operandis)
* (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
** 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, pages 92–93:Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper.
* (law enforcement) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.

#### Synonyms

* MO

#### Related terms

* modus procedendi

#### Translations
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English modus operandi, borrowed from Latin modus operandī.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: mo‧dus‧o‧pe‧ran‧di

### Noun

modus operandi
* (law enforcement) a modus operandi
* a person or thing's normal mode of operation

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:modus operandi.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔ.dys ɔ.pe.ʁɑ̃(n).di/

### Noun

modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)
* (law enforcement) modus operandi
    Synonym: mode opératoire

### Further reading

* “modus operandi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī (literally “method of working”).

### Noun

modus operandi m (invariable)
* modus operandi

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.dus ɔ.pɛˈran.di/
* Syllabification: mo‧dus o‧pe‧ran‧di

### Noun

modus operandi m inan (indeclinable)
* (literary) modus operandi (person or thing's method of operation)

### Further reading

* modus operandi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* modus operandi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin modus operandī.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɔ.duz o.peˈɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɔ.duz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di/ [ˈmɔ.ðuz ɔ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.di]

### Noun

modus operandi m (plural modus operandi or modi operandi)
* modus operandi (method of operation)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modus operandī (literally “manner or method of working”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌmodus opeˈɾandi/ [ˌmo.ð̞us o.peˈɾãn̪.d̪i]
* Syllabification: mo‧dus o‧pe‧ran‧di

### Noun

modus operandi m (plural modus operandi)
* modus operandi

#### Related terms

* modus vivendi

### Further reading

* “modus operandi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

modus operandi n
* (criminal or more general) modus operandi

### References

* modus operandi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)