sommet

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French somet, sommette, diminutive derivation of som (“highest part, top of a hill”) from Latin summum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.mɛ/

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Noun

sommet m (plural sommets)

1. summit, peak

   Synonyms: cime, faîte

2. summit (a conference of leaders)
3. (graph theory) vertex, node

Derived terms

• atteindre des sommets
• sommet de l’iceberg

 

Further reading

• “sommet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.