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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)
- (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
Verb
somma
- third-person singular past historic of sommer
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin summa.
Noun
somma f (plural somme)
- sum, amount
- addition, sum
- Synonym: addizione
- gist, essence, sum, conclusion
- Synonyms: sostanza, succo, conclusione
- summit, pinnacle, top, peak (the highest point)
- a learned exposition, typically theological or philosophical
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Adjective
somma f
- feminine singular of sommo (“highest, greatest”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
somma
- inflection of sommare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian somma.
Pronunciation
Noun
somma f (plural somom)
- sum, total
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