consum

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kunˈsum]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konˈsum]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from consumir.

Noun

consum m (plural consums)

1. consumption (the act of eating, drinking, or using)
2. consumption (the amount consumed)

Derived terms

• consumisme
• consumista

Etymology 2

Verb

consum

1. inflection of consumir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “consum”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “consum”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “consum” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “consum” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

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Verb

cōnsum

1. see coëst

Usage notes

• This is the headword given in some dictionaries. However, this form does not occur, as the verb is impersonal.

Romanian

Etymology

Back-formation from consuma

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

consum n (plural consumuri)

1. consumption

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	consum	consumul		consumuri	consumurile
genitive-dative	consum	consumului		consumuri	consumurilor
vocative	consumule			consumurilor