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com-

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English

Etymology

From Latin com (with), an archaic form of cum (with).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkəm/, /ˈkʌm/, /ˌkɑːm/, /ˈkɒm/

Prefix

com-

  1. The form of con- used before b, m, and p

Synonyms

Anagrams

Latin

Prefix

com-

    1. allomorph of con-

    Usage notes

    Used before b, p, and m, and rarely before vowels.

    References

    • com-”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

    Middle English

    Prefix

    com-

    1. Alternative form of con-

    Usage notes

    • This form of con- is used before labials (p, b, and m).

    Old Irish

    Etymology

    From Proto-Celtic *kom-.

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    com- (pretonic con-) (abbreviated ɔ)

    1. with, con-, co-
    2. augment used instead of ro- in compounds of orcaid and a few other verbs
      as·ren (pays off) + com-as·comren (has paid off)
      fris·ort (he/she offended) + com-fris·comart (he/she has offended) (forms of fris·oirc (to offend))

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Irish: comh-
    • Manx: co-
    • Scottish Gaelic: co-

    Mutation

    More information radical, lenition ...
    Mutation of com-
    radicallenitionnasalization
    com- chom- com-
    pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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