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Complete Definition of "coma"

see|comma
English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/ˈkəʊmə/, SAMPA|/"k@Um@/
(US): AHD|kōʹmə, IPA|/ˈkoʊmə/, SAMPA|/"koUm@/

Homophones
comber (in non-rhotic accents)

Etymology 1
From AGr. polytonic|κῶμα (kōma) "deep sleep"

Noun
en-noun

  1. A state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

Translations
trans-top|Deep sleep
Bosnian: koma f
Croatian: koma f
Czech: bezvědomí n
Dutch: coma f
Finnish: kooma, tajuttomuus
German: Koma n
Greek: κώμα [ˈko̞ma] n, λήθαργος [ˈliθarˌɣo̞s] (means "deep sleep" but it's better translated as "lethargy") m
Hebrew: תרדמת (tardemet) f
Icelandic: svefndá#Icelandic|svefndá n, dá#Icelandic|dá n, dauðadá#Icelandic|dauðadá n
Italian: coma#Italian|coma f
trans-mid
Japanese: 昏睡 konsui
Polish: śpiączka f
Romanian: t|ro|comă|f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: кома f
:Roman: koma#Serbian|koma f
Slovak: bezvedomie n, kóma f
Swedish: koma
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Etymology 2
From L. #Latin|coma "hair of the head" < AGr. polytonic|κόμη (komē) "hair"

Noun
en-noun|comae

  1. astronomy A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

Translations
trans-top|Comet nucleus
Finnish: koma
German: Koma f
trans-mid
Greek: ουρά [uˈra] (means also "tail") f, κόμη [ˈko̞mi] (means also "hair") f, χαίτη [ˈçe̞ti] (means also "mane") f
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Dutch

Noun
coma f

  1. coma

Italian

Noun
it-noun|com|f|a|a

  1. coma#English|coma (sleep)

Latin

Etymology
From AGr.|la term|scpolytonic|κόμη||hair of the head|trkomē|lang=grc

Noun
la-noun|coma|comae|comae|f|first

  1. The hair of the head.

Synonyms
crinis|crīnis

Category:la:Hair


Portuguese

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈkomɐ/|lang=pt

Verb form
coma

  1. first-, third-person singular subjunctive present of comer
  2. third-person singular imperative of comer

Category:Portuguese verb forms


Spanish

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈkoma/|lang=es

Etymology 1
From L.|es comma#Latin|comma

Noun
es-noun-f

  1. comma
  2. (church) misericord
  3. music|lang=es section

Related terms
punto y coma

Etymology 2
From L.|es #Latin|coma

Noun
es-noun-f

  1. #English|coma

Verb form
coma

  1. first-, third-person singular subjunctive present of comer
  2. third-person singular imperative of comer

Category:Spanish verb forms

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