quicum

Latin

Etymology

From quī (whom) (archaic ablative singular form of quī and quis) +‎ -cum (with).

Pronunciation

Adverb

quīcum (not comparable)

  1. (relative) with whom
    Quīcum concordissimē vīxerat.
    With whom he lived most lovingly.
  2. (interrogative) with whom?
    Quīcum loquitur fīlius?
    With whom does my son talk?
    • c. 180 BCE, Plautus, Casina 317:
      quicum litigas, Olympio?
      Who are you quarreling with, Olympias?

References

  • quicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.