RURSUMQUE, rursumque
Sounds Like: ROOR-soom-kweh
Translations: and again, and back, and on the other hand
From the root: RURSUM
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is a compound formed from the adverb "rursum" and the enclitic conjunction "-que". "Rursum" means 'again', 'back', or 'on the other hand'. The enclitic "-que" means 'and', and it is always attached to the end of the word it connects. Therefore, "rursumque" means 'and again' or 'and back'. It is used to indicate a repetition or a return to a previous state or action.
Inflection: Does not inflect (adverb with enclitic conjunction)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, RURSUM.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- RURSUM — again, back, backward, on the other hand, in return
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