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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒm.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.mə/
• Rhymes: -ɒmə
• Hyphenation: som‧ma

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

French

Verb

somma

1. third-person singular past historic of sommer

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin summa.

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)
5. a learned exposition, typically theological or philosophical

Derived terms

• in somma
• sommare
• sommista

Related terms

• assommare
• sommario
• sommatoria

Adjective

somma f

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

somma

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

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin summa

Italian sommabor.

Maltese somma

Borrowed from Italian somma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔm.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɔmma

Noun

somma f (plural somom)

1. sum, total

Related terms

• insomma
• sommarjament
• sommarju
• ssomma