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Webster 1913 Edition
Coma
‖
Co′ma
,Noun.
[L., hair, fr. Gr.
κόμη
.] 1.
(Astron.)
The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering, which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.
2.
(Bot.)
A tuft or bunch, – as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
Coma Berenices
[L.]
(Astron.)
, a small constellation north of Virgo; – called also
Berenice’s Hair
.Webster 1828 Edition
Coma
COMA
,Noun.
COMA
, n.1.
In botany, a species of bracte, terminating the stem of a plant, in a tuft or bush; as in crown-imperial.2.
In astronomy, hairiness; the hairy appearance that surrounds a comet, when the earth or the spectator is between the comet and the sun.Definition 2024
čoma
čoma
Veps
Etymology
Related to Karelian čoma.
Adjective
čoma (comparative čomemb, superlative kaikiš čomemb, equative čomutte)
Inflection
| Inflection of čoma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | čoma | ||
| genitive sing. | čoman | ||
| partitive sing. | čomad | ||
| partitive plur. | čomid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | čoma | čomad | |
| accusative | čoman | čomad | |
| genitive | čoman | čomiden | |
| partitive | čomad | čomid | |
| essive-instructive | čoman | čomin | |
| translative | čomaks | čomikš | |
| inessive | čomas | čomiš | |
| elative | čomaspäi | čomišpäi | |
| illative | ? | čomihe | |
| adessive | čomal | čomil | |
| ablative | čomalpäi | čomilpäi | |
| allative | čomale | čomile | |
| abessive | čomata | čomita | |
| comitative | čomanke | čomidenke | |
| prolative | čomadme | čomidme | |
| approximative I | čomanno | čomidenno | |
| approximative II | čomannoks | čomidennoks | |
| egressive | čomannopäi | čomidennopäi | |
| terminative I | ? | čomihesai | |
| terminative II | čomalesai | čomilesai | |
| terminative III | čomassai | — | |
| additive I | ? | čomihepäi | |
| additive II | čomalepäi | čomilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “красивый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika