coma

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Homophones 1.3 Etymology 1 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Derived terms 4 Galician 4.1 Verb 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 6 Latin 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Inflection 6.2.2 Synonyms 7 Portuguese 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Etymology 1 7.2.1 Noun 7.3 Etymology 2 7.3.1 Noun 7.3.1.1 Synonyms 7.4 Etymology 3 7.4.1 Verb 8 Scottish Gaelic 8.1 Adjective 9 Spanish 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Etymology 1 9.2.1 Noun 9.2.1.1 Related terms 9.3 Etymology 2 9.3.1 Noun 9.3.2 Verb

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkəʊmə/, SAMPA: /"k@Um@/
• (US) enPR: kōʹmə, IPA: /ˈkoʊmə/, SAMPA: /"koUm@/

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• comber (in non-rhotic accents)

[edit] Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kōma) "deep sleep"

[edit] Noun

coma (plural comas)

1. A state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin coma "hair of the head" < Ancient Greek κόμη (komē) "hair"

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coma (plural comae)

1. (astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

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coma n.

1. coma (state of unconsciousness)

coma c.

1. coma (head of a comet)

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[edit] French

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coma m. (plural comas)

1. coma (state of unconciousness)

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• comater
• comateux

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coma

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of comer.
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of comer.

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[edit] Italian

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coma f. (plural coma)

1. coma (sleep)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόμη (komē), “‘hair of the head’”)

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coma (genitive comae); f, first declension

1. The hair of the head.

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Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	coma	comae
genitive	comae	comārum
dative	comae	comīs
accusative	comam	comās
ablative	comā	comīs
vocative	coma	comae

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• crīnis

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkomɐ/
• Hyphenation: co‧ma

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coma m. (plural comas)

1. coma, state of unconsciousness

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coma f. (plural comas)

1. abundant hair of the head
2. mane
3. (astronomy) comet coma

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• cabeleira

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[edit] Verb

coma

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb comer.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb comer.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb comer.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb comer.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

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coma

1. indifferent, unconcerned

   Tha e coma. - He couldn't care less.

   'S mi a tha coma. - I don't give a damn.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkoma/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin comma

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coma f. (plural comas)

1. comma
2. (church) misericord
3. (music) section

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• punto y coma

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin coma

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coma f. (plural comas)

1. coma

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coma (infinitive: comer)

1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of comer.
2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of comer.
3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of comer.
4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of comer.