con-

See also: con, Con, CON, cón, còn, cồn, cōn, and cơn

English

Etymology 1

From the Latin prefix con-, from cum (“with”).

Prefix

con-

1. (non-productive) used with certain words to add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint

   congenial, congregation, console, consonant, construct, converge, etc.

2. (non-productive) used with certain words to intensify their meaning

   confirm

Usage notes

Con- becomes

col- before l: collaborate;

com- before b, m, and p: combat, commit, compel;

cor- before r: correlation;

It can also appear as co-: coexistence, cosine.

Translations

to add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 並- (bing⁶), 共- (gung⁶)

• Norwegian: kon-
• Swedish: kon- (sv)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from conlang, short for "constructed language".

Prefix

con-

1. attached to certain words to obtain new, informal, subcultural words in which con- conveys a notion of:
   1. constructed, artificial
   2. hypothetical, fictional
   3. related to conlangs, conworlds, etc.

Derived terms

• conculture
• conlang, conlanger, conlanging, conlangistan
• conperson, conpeople
• conreligion
• conscript, con-script
• consociety
• consubstantial
• conworld

 

Anagrams

• CNO, NCO, NOC, OCN, ONC, onc

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

con-

1. con- (1)

Derived terms

► Dutch words prefixed with con-

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Latin

Etymology

From preposition cum (“with”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon/, [kɔn]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon/, [kɔn]

Prefix

con-

1. Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects

   coeō, colloquor, convīvor, etc.: colligō, compōnō, condō, etc.

2. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word

   commaculō, commendō, concitō, comminuō, concerpō, concīdō, convellō, etc.

Usage notes

• Before vowels and h, the prefix becomes co-, or rarely com-. Excluded are i and u when these represent /j/ and /w/.
• Before b, m and p, the prefix becomes com-.
• Before l, the prefix becomes col-.
• Before r, the prefix becomes cor-.
• Before n, the prefix becomes cō- (or remains con-, in Late Latin).
• Before original gn, the prefix becomes co- and gn is not reduced to n.

As usual in Latin phonology, the sequences ons and onf are pronounced with nasalised long vowels, and the vowel is written with a macron, i.e. cōnspīrō and cōnferō.

Derived terms

► Latin words prefixed with con-

References

• con- in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• co-, com-

Etymology

From the Latin prefix con-, from cum (“with”).

Prefix

con-

1. with

Usage notes

Before the letters b or p use the form com-. Sometimes the co- form is used instead.

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with con-

• conjuntar