acuma
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum modo, from Latin eccum + modo. Variant of acum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈku.ma/
- Rhymes: -uma
- Hyphenation: a‧cu‧ma
Usage notes
Acuma is used frequently in Transylvania, while acum is used in the south. Acuma is also used in slow-paced stories and fairytales. It is also used before words beginning with consonants to improve the flow of speech, as in Acuma vezi? - Do you see now?
Further reading
- acuma in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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