cum

Meaning

Prep

1. (with-ablative) with, along with
2. (with-ablative) at (denoting a point in time with which an action coincides)
3. (with-ablative) -fold (with ordinal number)

Conj

1. [with subjunctive]
2. [with subjunctive]
3. [with subjunctive]
4. [with indicative]
5. (temporal) [with indicative]

Concepts

with

because

since

for

although

due to

as

though

albeit

owing to

when

'cause

even though

period

time

⌚

while

after

Synonyms

quoniam

quia

quod

propter

quamquam

tametsi

posteaquam

dum

quando

postquam

apud

Translations

avec

con

mit

con

com

parce que

porque

met

car

perché

porque

omdat

με

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkũː]

Etymology

From Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ga- (“co-”), Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) (“with”).
The ablative is from the PIE comitative-instrumental.