quicum

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Latin

Etymology

From quī (“who”) +‎ -cum (“with”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷiː.kum/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwi.kum/,

Adverb

quīcum (not comparable)

(relative) with whom
Quīcum concordissimē vīxerat.
With whom he lived most lovingly.
(interrogative) with whom?
Quīcum loquitur fīlius?
With whom does my son talk?
- c. 180 BCE, Plautus, Casina 317:
  quicum litigas, Olympio?
  Who are you quarreling with, Olympias?

References

“quicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“quicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
quicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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