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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkomu/,
- Hyphenation: co‧mu
Adverb
comu
- (Eastern Asturias, Teberga) Alternative form of como
Conjunction
comu
- (Eastern Asturias, Teberga) Alternative form of como
Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese como (“how; in what way”), from Latin cōmō̆, a non-literary variant of quōmodō̆ (“how”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkomu/
- Rhymes: -omu
- Syllabification: co‧mu
Conjunction
comu
- how (in which way; in such way)
2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:En esta época en que otras lenguas de España son recuñucias por tos cumu uficiais en sei territoriu […]- In this time when other languages of Spain are recognised by everyone as official in their territory
- like, as (in the same way that; according to what)
2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:I si “a patria do homi é sua lengua”, cumu idía Albert Camus, o que está claru é que a lengua está mui por encima de fronteiras, serras, rius i maris, de situaciós pulíticas i sociu-económicas, de lazus religiosus e inclusu familiaris.- And if “a man’s homeland is his language”, as Albert Camus said, what is clear is that language is above borders, mountain ranges, rivers and seas, above political and socio-economic situations, of religious and even family ties.
- as, because, since (usually used in the beginning of sentences)
2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 2: Númerus:Cumu to é custión de proporciós, sin que sirva de argumentu por nun fel falta, poemus vel que en a misma Europa hai Estaus Soberarius con menus territoriu que os tres lugaris nossus, cumu:- As everything is a matter of proportions, without its presence being an argument, we can see that even in Europe there are Sovereign States with less territory than our three places, such as:
Adverb
comu
- for example; such as; like (introduces a list of examples)
2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 2: Númerus:Cumu to é custión de proporciós, sin que sirva de argumentu por nun fel falta, poemus vel que en a misma Europa hai Estaus Soberarius con menus territoriu que os tres lugaris nossus, cumu:- As everything is a matter of proportions, without its presence being an argument, we can see that even in Europe there are Sovereign States with less territory than our three places, such as:
See also
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
comu
- dative of co
Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of comunidade (“community”).
Pronunciation
Noun
comu f (plural comus)
- (Internet slang, 2000s) community; group (group and discussion forum within a social network)
- Synonyms: comunidade, grupo