Masculine

cume

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (masculine) mountain top, summit
  2. (masculine) ridge, roof top
  3. (masculine) ridge board
  4. (masculine) top position
  5. (masculine) summit (gathering of leathers, etc)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkume̝/
Etymology

In summary

15th century. From Latin culmen, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-. Cognate with Portuguese cume and Spanish cumbre.

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