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

Adverb

acuma

1. Paragogic form of acum (“now”)

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)