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Webster 1913 Edition
Com-
Com-
.A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com- becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other consonants.
Definition 2024
com-
com-
Latin
Prefix
com-
- Alternative form 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
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kom-.
Prefix
com- (abbreviation ɔ)
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Irish_words_prefixed_with_com-'>Old Irish words prefixed with com-</a>
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| com- | chom- | com- pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “com-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.