costum

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin *cōstūmen, from contraction of *cōnsuetūmen, from Latin cōnsuētūdinem, singular accusative of cōnsuētūdō. Doublet of the borrowing consuetud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kusˈtum]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kosˈtum]

Noun

costum m (plural costums)

1. habit (something one does regularly)
2. custom; tradition

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Latin

Alternative forms

• costus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos).

Noun

costum n (genitive costī); second declension

1. An Oriental aromatic plant

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	costum	costa
Genitive	costī	costōrum
Dative	costō	costīs
Accusative	costum	costa
Ablative	costō	costīs
Vocative	costum	costa

Descendants

• Italian: costo

References

• “costum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “costum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• costum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• costum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French costume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kosˈtum/

Noun

costum n (plural costume)

1. suit
2. outfit
3. costume

Declension

Declension of costum

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) costum	costumul	(niște) costume	costumele
genitive/dative	(unui) costum	costumului	(unor) costume	costumelor
vocative	costumule		costumelor

Derived terms

• costum de baie
• costum de bilet