-cum

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Postpositional variant of the preposition cum (with) when used with pronouns; presumably reflects the fact that Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm was an adverb and could be either pre– or postposed.

Suffix

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-cum (indeclinable)

  1. with
    (me) + ‎-cum → ‎mēcum (with me)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Substantivisation of the neuter forms of -cus.

Suffix

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-cum n (genitive -cī); second declension

  1. suffixed to nouns of any gender, forms neuter nouns
    cantus + -cumcanticum
Declension
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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Derived terms
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References

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Etymology 3

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Declined forms of -cus.

Suffix

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-cum

  1. inflection of -cus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular