curma

See also: curmá

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a substratum word (compare Albanian kurmue) or from Ancient Greek (cf. κορμός (kormós, trunk)). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *corrimāre.

Verb

a curma (third-person singular present curmează, past participle curmat) 1st conjugation

  1. to stop (abruptly), interrupt, end, break off, cut off, cease

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

Sardinian

Alternative forms

  • cùruma

Etymology

Borrowed from Punic. Compare Arabic حَرْمَل (ḥarmal, harmal).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurma/

Noun

curma f (plural curmas)

  1. (botany) fringed rue (Ruta chalepensis)
    Synonym: arruda

References

  1. ^ Putzu, Ignazio (2012) “La posizione linguistica del sardo nel contesto mediterraneo”, in Cornelia Stroh, editor, Neues aus der Bremer Linguistikwerkstatt: aktuelle Themen und Projekte (Diversitas Linguarum; 31), Universitätsverlag Dr. N. Brockmeyer, pages 175–206.

Further reading

  • curma”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]