cummis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkum.mis/, [ˈkʊmːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkum.mis/, [ˈkumːis]
Noun edit
cummis f (genitive cummis or cummeos); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cummis | cummēs |
| Genitive | cummis cummeos |
cummium |
| Dative | cummī | cummibus |
| Accusative | cummim | cummēs cummīs |
| Ablative | cummī | cummibus |
| Vocative | cummis | cummēs |
Derived terms edit
- gumma (Late Latin and New Latin)
Descendants edit
(From Late Latin gumma/gomma:)
- English: gum
- French: gomme
- Italian: gomma
- Lombard: goma
- → Romanian: gumă
- Sicilian: gumma
- Spanish: goma
References edit
- “gummi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cummi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.