colmo

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) summit, top
2. (masculine) height
3. (masculine) the extreme of a situation

Adj

heaping, protruding at the top

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of colmar

colmar

1. (transitive) to fulfill, satisfy
2. (transitive) to fill, fill to the brim
3. (transitive) to shower, heap
4. (transitive) to overwhelm

Lees verder

Concepten

boordevol

hoogtepunt

Synoniemen

apogeo

cima

🔝

cumbre

cúspide

Vertalingen

comble

Gipfel

colmo

summit

height

Höhepunkt

climax

heyday

overflow

acmé

débordement

apice

culmine

acme

straripamento

Met koppelteken als

col‧mo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkolmo/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Old Spanish: colmo

Overgenomen van Latijn: cumulus

Overgenomen van Latijn: culmus

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish colmo, from Latin cumulus, following metathesis and syncopation, according to Ralph Penny and the Royal Spanish Academy, cf. tolmo from Latin tumulus. Doublet of cúmulo. The phonetically-similar Latin culmen survived as cumbre.