cucumis

See also: Cucumis

Latin

Etymology 1

Perhaps from a pre-Italic Mediterranean language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ku.mis/

Noun

cucumis m (genitive cucumeris); third declension

1. cucumber

Inflection

The declension of this noun is varied. When declined like a parasyllabic i-stem, the accusative singular may be cucumem and the ablative singular may be cucumī.

Third declension. Number Singular Plural nominative cucumis cucumerēs genitive cucumeris cucumerum dative cucumerī cucumeribus accusative cucumerem cucumerēs ablative cucumere cucumeribus vocative cucumis cucumerēs

Third declension i-stem. Number Singular Plural nominative cucumis cucumēs genitive cucumis cucumium dative cucumī cucumibus accusative cucumem cucumēs cucumīs ablative cucume cucumibus vocative cucumis cucumēs

Derived terms

• cucumerāceus
• cucumerārium
• cucumeriformis, cucumiformis

Descendants

• Catalan: cogombre
• English: cucumber, cucumiform
• French: concombre
• Galician: cogombro
• Italian: cocomero

• Provençal: cocombre
• Romanian: cucumăr
• Spanish: cohombro, cogombro
• Translingual: Cucumis

Etymology 2

Inflected form of cucuma (“kettle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ku.miːs/

Noun

cucumīs

1. dative plural of cucuma
2. ablative plural of cucuma