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Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōstūmen, from contraction of *cōnsuetūmen, from Latin cōnsuētūdinem. Doublet of the borrowing consuetud.
Pronunciation
Noun
costum m (plural costums)
- habit (something one does regularly)
- custom; tradition
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References
- “costum” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos).
Noun
costum n (genitive costī); second declension
- An Oriental aromatic plant
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Descendants
References
- “costum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “costum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- costum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- costum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French costume.
Pronunciation
Noun
costum n (plural costume)
- suit
- outfit
- costume
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