Italian

Noun

scomma m ‎(plural scommi)

1. A jeer, a scoff

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκῶμμα ‎(skômma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskom.ma/, [ˈskɔm.ma]

Noun

scōmma n ‎(genitive scōmmatis); third declension

1. A teasing, taunting expression
2. A taunt, jeer, scoff

Declension

Third declension neuter.

Descendants

• Italian: scomma

References

• scomma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “scomma”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• scomma in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016