-cum

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Postpositional variant of the preposition cum (“with”) when used with pronouns; presumably reflects the fact that Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm was an adverb and could be either pre– or postposed.

Suffix

-cum (indeclinable)

  1. with
    ‎mē (“me”) + ‎-cum → ‎mēcum (“with me”)
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -cum

Etymology 2

Substantivisation of the neuter forms of -cus.

Suffix

-cum n (genitive -cī); second declension

  1. suffixed to nouns of any gender, forms neuter nouns
    cantus + -cum → canticum
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative -cum -ca
genitive -cī -cōrum
dative -cō -cīs
accusative -cum -ca
ablative -cō -cīs
vocative -cum -ca
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -cum

References

Etymology 3

Declined forms of -cus.

Suffix

-cum

  1. inflection of -cus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular
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