summa

Etymology 1

From summus, superlative of superus (“upper, higher”).

Pronunciation

• summa: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈs̠ʊmːä]
• summa: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈsumːä]
• summā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.maː/, [ˈs̠ʊmːäː]
• summā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈsumːä]

Noun

summa f (genitive summae); first declension

1. top, summit, highest point or place
2. the principal or main thing
3. (also mathematics) sum, summary, total
4. (Medieval Latin) the quarter, an English unit of weight and volume equal to ¼ ton or tun or 8 bushels [ quotations ▼]

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	summa	summae
Genitive	summae	summārum
Dative	summae	summīs
Accusative	summam	summās
Ablative	summā	summīs
Vocative	summa	summae

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• summa: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈs̠ʊmːä]
• summa: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈsumːä]
• summā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.maː/, [ˈs̠ʊmːäː]
• summā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈsumːä]

Adjective

summa

1. inflection of summus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

summā

1. ablative feminine singular of summus

Etymology 3

From summum (“highest place”), from summus, superlative of superus (“upper, higher”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈs̠ʊmːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsum.ma/, [ˈsumːä]

Noun

summa

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of summum