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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskom.ma/, [ˈs̠kɔmːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskom.ma/, [ˈskɔmːä]

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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016