cu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • cum-, cun-In certain verbs where conjugation intonations can fall on the "cu" and where a proceeding consonant doesn't assimilate the "m" also in derivative terms from aforementioned verbs. By analogy with conjugated forms, some infinitives may change the "u" to "o", e.g. "conteni".
  • co-, coa-In certain verbs where intonation falls on the prefix of the verb infinitive, e.g. "coase".

Etymology

Inherited from Latin com-, a prefixation of cum (in, into); see cu.

Prefix

cu-

  1. (forms verbs) used to denote derivation

Derived terms

Romanian terms prefixed with cu-

See also