-cum
See also: cum, CUM, and cùm
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kum/, [kũ]
Etymology 1
Combining form of cum.
Suffix
-cum (indeclinable)
- (after personal pronouns or qui forms) with
- Mecum.
- With me.
- Tecum.
- With you.
- Mecum.
Derived terms
- (after personal pronouns or qui forms: with): mecum, tecum, secum, nobiscum, vobiscum, quicum, quocum, quacum, quibuscum
Etymology 2
Substantivisation of the neuter forms of -cus.
Suffix
-cum n (genitive -cī); second declension
- suffixed to nouns of any gender, forms neuter nouns
- cantus + -cum → canticum
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -cum | -ca |
| Genitive | -cī | -cōrum |
| Dative | -cō | -cīs |
| Accusative | -cum | -ca |
| Ablative | -cō | -cīs |
| Vocative | -cum | -ca |
Derived terms
Category Latin words suffixed with -cum not found
References
- “-cum” on page 470/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 3
Declined forms of -cus.
Suffix
-cum
- nominative neuter singular of -cus
- accusative masculine singular of -cus
- accusative neuter singular of -cus
- vocative neuter singular of -cus