com-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "com"
English
Etymology
From Latin com (“with”), an archaic form of cum (“with”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkəm/, /ˈkʌm/, /ˌkɑːm/, /ˈkɒm/
Prefix
com-
Synonyms
Anagrams
Latin
Prefix
com-
- 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-
- alternative form of con-
Usage notes
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kom-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koβ̃]
Prefix
com- (pretonic con-) (abbreviated ɔ)
Derived terms
Old Irish terms prefixed with com-
Descendants
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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com- | chom- | com- pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “com-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language