LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

comma

comma n (genitive commatis)
Classical[ˈkɔm.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔm.ma]

Meaning

  1. neutera comma (a division, member, or section of a period smaller than a colon)
  2. neutera comma (a mark of punctuation)
  3. neutera caesura

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommacommata
genitivecommatiscommatum
dativecommatīcommatibus
accusativecommacommata
ablativecommatecommatibus
vocativecommacommata

comma, ătis, n., = κόμμα.
I. In gram.
A. A division of a period (in Cic. Or. 62, 211; 66, 223; Quint. 9, 4, 22, written as Greek; pure Lat. incisum), Quint. 1, 8, 6; Diom. 2, p. 460 sq. P.—
B. A mark of punctuation, a comma, Don. p. 1742 P.—
II. In verse, the cœsura, Marc. Vict. p. 2519 P.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kep-?
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kopt͏̌ō
  3. Ancient Greek κόπτω(kóptō)
  4. Ancient Greek -μᾰ(-mă)
  5. Ancient Greek κόμμα(kómma)
  6. Latincomma

From the Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).

Quick answers

What does comma mean in Latin?
comma, a noun, means “a comma (a division, member, or section of a period smaller than a colon); a comma (a mark of punctuation); a caesura”.
What is the genitive of comma?
The genitive singular is commatis. comma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce comma?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔm.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔm.ma].
Where does comma come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep-? → Proto-Hellenic *kopt͏̌ō → Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō) → Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) → Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma) → Latin comma.