German

Alternative forms

• Comma (obsolete spelling)

Noun

Komma n ‎(genitive Kommas or Komma, plural Kommata or Kommas)

1. comma

Usage notes

• Both plurals are now equally acceptable, though Kommata is considered stylistically better by some. Kommas is the normal form in less formal usage.

Synonyms

• Beistrich (chiefly Austrian)

Luxembourgish

Noun

Komma m ‎(plural Kommaen)

1. comma

Danish

Noun

komma n (singular definite kommaet, plural indefinite kommaer)

1. a comma (punctuation mark)

References

• “komma” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

komma f ‎(plural komma's, diminutive kommaatje n)

1. comma

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin comma ‎(“a comma”), from Ancient Greek κόμμᾰ ‎(kómma).

Noun

komma n (genitive singular komma, plural kommu)

1. (punctuation marks) a comma (,)

Declension

Derived terms

• kommaseting
• kommavilla

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔma/
• Homophone: Komma

Contraction

komma

1. (informal, nonstandard spelling) Contraction of komm mal.

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Latin comma ‎(“a comma”).

Noun

komma f ‎(genitive singular kommu, nominative plural kommur)

1. (punctuation marks) a comma (,)

Derived terms

• kommusetning
• kommustilling
• kommuvilla

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "komma"

Noun

komma n ‎(definite singular kommaet, indefinite plural komma or kommaer, definite plural kommaene)

1. a comma (punctuation mark)

Derived terms

• desimalkomma

References

• “komma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

komma n ‎(definite singular kommaet, indefinite plural komma, definite plural kommaa)

1. comma

Derived terms

• desimalkomma

Verb

komma ‎(present tense kjem, past tense kom, past participle komme, passive infinitive kommast, present participle kommande, imperative kom)

1. Alternative form of koma

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔmːa/, [ˈkʰɔmːa]

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish koma, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

Verb

komma ‎(present kommer, preterite kom, supine kommit, imperative kom)

1. to come; to move nearer, to arrive

   Låt den rätte komma in.

   Let the right one come in.

2. (slang) to orgasm

Conjugation

Derived terms

Usage notes

• Used in the present tense together with a main verb in the infinitive (with infinitive mark) to express the future tense (mainly the "will future").

  att tala ‎(“to speak”) → kommer att tala ‎(“will speak”)

Etymology 2

From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα ‎(kómma), from κόπτω ‎(kóptō, “I cut”).

Noun

komma n

1. comma; punctuation mark

Declension

Derived terms

• decimalkomma
• kommafel
• kommatecken
• kommatera
• kommatering

References

• komma in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)