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cum.

with, along with

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

prep[ˈkũː]Classical-Latin[ˈkum]

  1. with, along with

    with-ablative
    Titus cum familiā habitat.
    magnā cum laude

  2. at (denoting a point in time with which an action coincides)

    with-ablative
    Mīlitēs cum prīmā lūce vēnērunt.

  3. -fold (with ordinal number)

    with-ablative
    cum centēsimō efficere
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ga- (“co-”), Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) (“with”). The ablative is from the PIE comitative-instrumental.

conj[ˈkũː]Classical-Latin[ˈkum]

  1. [with subjunctive] when; after

  2. [with subjunctive] because, since

  3. [with subjunctive] although

  4. [with indicative]

  5. [with indicative] when; while

    temporal
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin quom, from Proto-Italic *kʷom, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóm, accusative of *kʷos, *kʷís. Compare its feminine form quam (as in tum-tam).

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