LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

vōbīscum

vōbīscum (not comparable)
Classical[woːˈbiːs.kũː]Ecclesiastical[voˈbis.kum]

Meaning

  1. not comparablewith you (plural)
    Pax vobiscumPeace be with you.
    Dominus vobiscumThe Lord be with you.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Origins

From vōbīs (“you”) + -cum (“with”). Cicero offered as an etymological explanation that the opposite order cum nōbīs was avoided because it would sound 'obscene', that is, a bit like cunnō bis 'twice by the cunt'. (Final /m/ can assimilate to a following consonant.)

Descendants
  • Vulgar Latinvōscum

Quick answers

What does vōbīscum mean in Latin?
vōbīscum, a adverb, means “with you (plural)”.
How do you pronounce vōbīscum?
In classical Latin, [woːˈbiːs.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [voˈbis.kum].