somma

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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).

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French

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Verb

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somma

  1. third-person singular past historic of sommer

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsom.ma/
  • Rhymes: -omma
  • Hyphenation: sóm‧ma

Etymology 1

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From Latin summa.

Noun

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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)
  5. a learned exposition, typically theological or philosophical
Derived terms
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Adjective

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somma f

  1. feminine singular of sommo (highest, greatest)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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somma

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

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian somma.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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somma f (plural somom)

  1. sum, total
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