LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixfirst/second-declension suffix

-cundus

-cundus (feminine -cunda, neuter -cundum)
Classical[kʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[kun.dus]

Meaning

  1. morphemesuffixDerives adjective nouns from verbs, similar to present participles, but without the present time restriction. It denotes a continuance of the act or quality expressed by the verb.
    īra (“ire, anger, wrath”) + -cundus → īrācundus (“hot-tempered”)

Origins

Possibly from the rebracketing of secundus as se-cundus instead of sec-undus.

Descendants
  • French-condfrom Middle French -cond

Quick answers

What does -cundus mean in Latin?
-cundus, a suffix, means “Derives adjective nouns from verbs, similar to present participles, but without the present time restriction. It denotes a continuance of the act or quality expressed by the verb.”.
How do you pronounce -cundus?
In classical Latin, [kʊn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kun.dus].