voscum

Latin

Etymology

Late 'vulgar' form reflecting elimination of the ablative vōbīs in favour of the accusative vōs.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ˈβosku/

Adverb

vōscum (not comparable) (Vulgar Latin)

(proscribed) Alternative form of vōbīscum ("with you").
- 3rd–4th century C.E., Appendix Probi:
  vobiscum non voscum
  [Use] vobiscum, not voscum.

Descendants

Emilian: vōsk
Italian: vosco
Old Galician-Portuguese: vosco
- Galician: convosco
- Portuguese: convosco (com + vosco)
Old Spanish: vusco
- Old Spanish: convusco (con + vusco)

See also

nōscum

References

Elcock, William Dennis. 1960. The Romance Languages. London: Faber & Faber. Page 32.

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