scomma

Italian

Etymology

From Latin scōmma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔm.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmma
  • Hyphenation: scòm‧ma

Noun

scomma m (plural scommi)

  1. jeer, scoff

Further reading

  • scomma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκῶμμα (skômma).

Pronunciation

Noun

scōmma n (genitive scōmmatis); third declension

  1. A teasing, taunting expression
  2. A taunt, jeer, scoff

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

singular plural
nominative scōmma scōmmata
genitive scōmmatis scōmmatum
dative scōmmatī scōmmatibus
accusative scōmma scōmmata
ablative scōmmate scōmmatibus
vocative scōmma scōmmata

Descendants

  • Italian: scomma

References

  • “scomma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scomma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • scomma in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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