com-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "com"

English

Etymology

From Latin com (“with”), an archaic form of cum (“with”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkəm/, /ˈkʌm/, /ˌkɑːm/, /ˈkɒm/

Prefix

com-

The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Commingle

Synonyms

(together): co-, con-/col-/cor-, syn-/syl-/sym-, inter-

Anagrams

CMO, MCO, MOC, OMC, moc

Catalan

Prefix

com-

alternative form of con-

Usage notes

This form of con- is used before the labials p, b, and m, but not v (see convilatà).

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with com-

Latin

Prefix

com-

allomorph of con-

Usage notes

Used before b, p, and m, and rarely before vowels.

References

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

Middle English

Prefix

com-

alternative form of con-

Usage notes

This form of con- is used before labials (p, b, and m).

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kom-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoβ̃-/

Prefix

com- (pretonic con-) (abbreviated ɔ)

with, con-, co-
augment used instead of ro- in compounds of orcaid and a few other verbs
‎as·ren (“pays off”) + ‎com- → ‎as·comren (“has paid off”)

‎fris·ort (“he/she offended”) + ‎com- → ‎fris·comart (“he/she has offended”) (forms of fris·oirc (“to offend”))

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with com-

Descendants

Irish: comh-
Manx: co-
Scottish Gaelic: co-

Mutation

Mutation of *com-*
radical	lenition	nasalization
com-	chom-	com- pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Prefix

Synonyms

Anagrams

Catalan

Prefix

Usage notes

Derived terms

Latin

Prefix

Usage notes

References

Middle English

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Old Irish

Etymology

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Prefix

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Further reading