komma

From Dutch komma, from French comma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

komma (plural kommas, diminutive kommatjie)

1. comma

From Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

komma n (singular definite kommaet, plural indefinite kommaer)

1. a comma (punctuation mark)

• “komma” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from French comma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.maː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kom‧ma
• Rhymes: -ɔmaː

komma f (plural komma's, diminutive kommaatje n)

1. comma

• Duitse komma
• gotische komma
• kommagebruik
• kommavlinder
• puntkomma

• Afrikaans: komma
• → Indonesian: koma
• → Papiamentu: kòma
• → Sranan Tongo: koma
• → West Frisian: komma

From Latin comma (“a comma”), from Ancient Greek κόμμᾰ (kómmă).

komma n (genitive singular komma, plural kommu)

1. (punctuation marks) a comma (,)

• kommaseting
• kommavilla

Learned borrowing from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkomːɑ/, [ˈko̞mːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -omːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kom‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): kom‧ma

komma

1. (music) comma

• kammo

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔma/
• Homophone: Komma

komma

1. (informal, nonstandard spelling) contraction of komm +‎ mal

Borrowed from Latin comma (“comma”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔmːa/
• Rhymes: -ɔmːa

komma f (genitive singular kommu, nominative plural kommur)

1. (punctuation marks) a comma (,)

• kommusetning
• kommustilling
• kommuvilla

From Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

komma n (definite singular kommaet, indefinite plural komma or kommaer, definite plural kommaene)

1. a comma (punctuation mark)

• desimalkomma

• “komma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmːɑ/, /ˈkɔmːɑ/

komma n (definite singular kommaet, indefinite plural komma, definite plural kommaa)

1. comma

• desimalkomma

• IPA^(key): /²kɔmːɑ/

komma (present tense kjem, past tense kom, past participle komme, passive infinitive kommast, present participle kommande, imperative kom)

1. alternative form of koma

• “komma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /²kɔma/, [²kʰɔmːa]

• Audio:

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From Old Swedish koma, from Old Norse koma, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-. Sense 3 is probably a semantic loan from English come.

komma (present kommer, preterite kom, supine kommit, imperative kom)

1. to come (to move nearer)

   Låt den rätte komma in ― Let the right one come in

   • 1973, Ted Gärdestad, “Come Give Me Love”, in Ted‎^[1]:

     Kom ge mig världen. Kom ge mig fred. Kom sänk ditt huvud. Och lägg dig ned. Kom ge mig kroppen. Kom ge mig allt som du har. Och jag ska stanna kvar.

     Come give me the world. Come give me peace. Come lower your head. And lie down [lay yourself down]. Come give me the body. Come give me everything that you have. And I will stay.

2. to come (to arrive, to appear)

   Tiden är kommen. ― The time has come.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Matteusevangeliet [Matthew] 5:17”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 10 February 2026:

     Tro inte att jag har kommit för att upphäva lagen eller profeterna. Jag har inte kommit för att upphäva utan för att uppfylla.

     Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish but to fulfill.

4. (colloquial) to come (to orgasm)

   Jag kommer ― I'm coming

   • 2021 March 12, Kristoffer Appelquist, episode 7, in Svenska nyheter [Swedish news]^[3], SVT1, 2:14:

     Om du inte vågar komma till sjukhuset så behöver du ju inte komma på sjukhuset heller, som jag alltid brukar säga.

     If you don't dare come to the hospital, you obviously don't need to come at the hospital either, as I tend to say.

5. (transitive) to make (to cause to do)
   • 1899, Selma Lagerlöf, En herrgårdssägen [The Tale of a Manor]‎^[4], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 10 February 2026:

     [Buketten] kom henne att tänka mildare tankar om fostermodern än någonsin förr.

     The bouquet made her think more fondly of her foster mother than ever before.

   • 1905, Hjalmar Söderberg, Doktor Glas [Doctor Glas]‎^[5], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 10 February 2026:

     Att hon möter hans begär med kyla och olust kan aldrig ett ögonblick komma honom att [tvivla] på sin »rätt».

     That she meets his desires with frigid distaste can never for a moment make him doubt his "rights".

Used in the present tense together with a main verb in the infinitive (with infinitive mark) to express the future tense (mainly the "will future"). The meaning matches English "will come to" (except in tone), expressing an inevitability. Compare ska.

att tala (“to speak”) → kommer att tala (“will (come to) speak”)

From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).

komma n

1. a comma (punctuation mark)

   Synonym: kommatecken

   Oxford-komman används inte på svenska.

   Oxford commas are not used in Swedish.

2. a decimal comma (decimal separator) (translated as "point" when reading out a number)

   Synonym: decimalkomma

   Priset har stigit med 6,5% (sex komma fem procent).

   The price has increased by 6.5% (six point five percent).

• kommafel
• kommatera

• komma in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• komma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Borrowed from Dutch komma, from French comma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoma/

komma c (plural komma's)

1. comma

   Synonym: skrapke

• “komma”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011