somma

See also: Somma

English

Etymology

Named after Mount Somma, a stratovolcano in southern Italy with a summit caldera in which the upper cone of Mount Vesuvius has grown.

Noun

somma (plural sommas)

1. (geology) A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.
   • 2013, John P. Lockwood, ‎Richard W. Hazlett, Volcanoes: Global Perspectives:

     Eventually, a renewed edifice may grow large enough even to bury its somma, or sommas, completely, leaving no clue in its shape to a history of former catastrophe(s).

Anagrams

• Mamos, ammos, mamos, sammo

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French

Verb

somma

1. third-person singular past historic of sommer

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin summa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sóm‧ma
• IPA^(key): /ˈsomma/

Noun

somma f (plural somme)

1. sum, amount
2. addition, sum

   Synonym: addizione

3. gist, essence, sum, conclusion

   Synonyms: sostanza, succo, conclusione

4. summit, pinnacle, top, peak (the highest point)

Derived terms

• in somma
• sommare

Related terms

• assommare
• sommario
• sommatoria

Adjective

somma f

1. feminine singular of sommo (“highest, greatest”)

Verb

somma

1. third-person singular present of sommare
2. second-person singular imperative of sommare