mecum

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See also: Mecum and mečům

Latin

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Etymology

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From (me) +‎ -cum (with).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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mēcum (not comparable)

  1. with me
    Indignabar mecum.
    I was displeased with myself.
    Vade mecum.
    Go with me.
    Dii mecum militant.
    The gods fight with me.

Descendants

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  • Dalmatian: conmaic
  • Emilian: mêg
  • Italian: meco
  • Old Leonese:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: migo, comigo
    • Galician: comigo (con + migo)
    • Portuguese: comigo (com + migo)
  • Old Spanish:
  • Neapolitan: cummico

References

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

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mēċum

  1. dative plural of mēċe