acuma

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum modo, from Latin eccum + modo. Variant of acum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈku.ma/
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Hyphenation: a‧cu‧ma

Adverb

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acuma

  1. Paragogic form of acum (now)

Usage notes

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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

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