σκῶμμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκώπτω (skṓptō, I mock, I jeer) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκῶμμᾰ (skômman (genitive σκῶμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. jest, gibe, joke

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: scōmma

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