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 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) (in Romanian), 2004–2026