cummis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), borrowed from Egyptian qmy + qmyt.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    cummis f (genitive cummis or cummeos); third declension

    1. gum

    Declension

    Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī).

    singular plural
    nominative cummis cummēs
    genitive cummis
    cummeos     		cummium
    dative cummī cummibus
    accusative cummim cummēs
    cummīs
    ablative cummī cummibus
    vocative cummis cummēs

    Derived terms

    • gumma (Late Latin and New Latin)

    Descendants

    From Late Latin: gumma, gomma

    From Late Latin: gummi

    References

    • “gummi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “cummi”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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