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Como

Como

See also: como, COMO, cómo, and comò

English

Proper noun

Como

  1. Province of Lombardy, Italy.
  2. City and capital of Como.

Translations

Anagrams


Italian

Etymology

From Latin Comum < Novum Comum.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Como ?

  1. Como (province and town)
  2. The letter C in the Italian phonetic alphabet

Related terms


Portuguese

Proper noun

Como f

  1. Como (a city and province of Lombardy, Italy)

Spanish

Proper noun

Como ?

  1. Como (city and capital of Como)

como

como

See also: Como, COMO, cómo, and comò

Asturian

Verb

como

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese como, from Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Latin quōmodo.

Adverb

como

  1. how
  2. as

Verb

como

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comer

Interlingua

Adverb

como (not comparable)

  1. (interrogative) how
    Como interpreta Jamblicho iste function del anima?
    How does Iamblichus interpret this function of the soul?

Latin

Etymology

From con- + emō. Confer with its uncontracted form coemō.

Pronunciation

Verb

cōmō (present infinitive cōmere, perfect active cōmpsi, supine cōmptum); third conjugation

  1. I bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange.
  2. (usually of hair) I take care of, care for; comb, dress; braid.
  3. (in general) I adorn, deck, dress, ornament.

Inflection

   Conjugation of como (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōmō cōmis cōmit cōmimus cōmitis cōmunt
imperfect cōmēbam cōmēbās cōmēbat cōmēbāmus cōmēbātis cōmēbant
future cōmam cōmēs cōmet cōmēmus cōmētis cōment
perfect cōmpsī cōmpsistī cōmpsit cōmpsimus cōmpsistis cōmpsērunt, cōmpsēre
pluperfect cōmpseram cōmpserās cōmpserat cōmpserāmus cōmpserātis cōmpserant
future perfect cōmpserō cōmpseris cōmpserit cōmpserimus cōmpseritis cōmpserint
passive present cōmor cōmeris, cōmere cōmitur cōmimur cōmiminī cōmuntur
imperfect cōmēbar cōmēbāris, cōmēbāre cōmēbātur cōmēbāmur cōmēbāminī cōmēbantur
future cōmar cōmēris, cōmēre cōmētur cōmēmur cōmēminī cōmentur
perfect cōmptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cōmptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cōmptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōmam cōmās cōmat cōmāmus cōmātis cōmant
imperfect cōmerem cōmerēs cōmeret cōmerēmus cōmerētis cōmerent
perfect cōmpserim cōmpserīs cōmpserit cōmpserīmus cōmpserītis cōmpserint
pluperfect cōmpsissem cōmpsissēs cōmpsisset cōmpsissēmus cōmpsissētis cōmpsissent
passive present cōmar cōmāris, cōmāre cōmātur cōmāmur cōmāminī cōmantur
imperfect cōmerer cōmerēris, cōmerēre cōmerētur cōmerēmur cōmerēminī cōmerentur
perfect cōmptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cōmptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōme cōmite
future cōmitō cōmitō cōmitōte cōmuntō
passive present cōmere cōmiminī
future cōmitor cōmitor cōmuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cōmere cōmpsisse cōmptūrus esse cōmī cōmptus esse cōmptum īrī
participles cōmēns cōmptūrus cōmptus cōmendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
cōmere cōmendī cōmendō cōmendum cōmptum cōmptū

References


Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Latin quōmodo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.mo/

Conjunction

como

  1. how (the fact that; the way that)

Descendants


Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese como (how; in what way), from Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Latin quōmodo.

Adverb

como (not comparable)

  1. how (in what way, manner)
    Como se frita um ovo?
    How does one fry an egg?
  2. why; how could (for what cause, reason, or purpose), when the action is considered reproachful
    Como fizeram isso?
    How could they do this?
  3. such as; like; for example (introduces an example or list of examples)
    Já visitei vários países, como a Holanda, a Ucrânia e a Nova Zelândia.
    I’ve been to various countries, such as the Netherlands, Ukraine and New Zealand.
  4. like; just alike; similarly to
    Teu vestido é vermelho como sangue.
    Your dress is red like blood.
  5. how (indicates surprise, delight or other strong feelings)
    Como é emocionante a história.
    How thrilling is the story.
Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:como.

Synonyms
Usage notes

When used as a modifier to indicate surprise, como precedes a clause, while que precedes an adjective.

  • How wonderful!
    • Que maravilhoso!
  • How wonderful it is!
    • Como é maravilhoso!
Derived terms

Conjunction

como

  1. but also; as well as (introduces an exceptional characteristic)
    Não só leu o livro como escreveu uma crítica.
    She didn’t only read the book, but also wrote a review.
    Sou tanto feio como burro.
    I am ugly as well as stupid.
  2. like; as (in the same way that; according to what)
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 538:
      Sinto muito ter de contradizê-la, Minerva, mas, como pode ver no meu bilhete, Harry tem obtido resultados muito fracos nas minhas aulas...
    Como podem conferir por si mesmos, o animal já estava morto.
    As you can check for yourselves, the animal was already dead.
    • I'm sorry to contradict you, Minerva, but, as you can see in my note, Harry has obtained very weak results in my classes...
  3. (only in the main clause) as; because; since (introduces a reason or motive)
    Como choveu, ficamos em casa.
    As it rained, we stayed at home.
  4. how to; a way of
    O professor me ensinou como fazer subtrações.
    The teacher taught me how to do subtractions.
    Tem como chegarmos mais cedo?
    Is there a way for us to arrive earlier?
Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:como.

Interjection

como?

  1. (interrogative) what? sorry? pardon? (used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly)
Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:como.

Synonyms

Preposition

como

  1. as (in the role of)
    Todos queriam jogar como mago.
    Everyone wanted to play as a wizard.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of comer (to eat).

Verb

como

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of comer
Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:comer.


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkomo/
  • Homophone: cómo
  • Rhymes: -omo

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish commo, from Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Classical Latin quōmodo (how). Cognate with Catalan com, Italian come and French comme.

Adverb

como

  1. as
  2. how

Conjunction

como

  1. as
  2. how
  3. since

Preposition

como

  1. as
  2. such as
  3. like
Related terms

Etymology 2

See etymology at comer.

Verb

como

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of comer.