virgola
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin virgula. Doublet of vergola, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvir.ɡo.la/
- Rhymes: -irɡola
- Hyphenation: vìr‧go‧la
Noun
virgola f (plural virgole)
- comma
- comma, point
- tre virgola cinque (3,5) ― three point five (3.5)
- zero virgola sei (0,6) ― zero point six (0.6)
- (fashion) Synonym of vergola (“thread”)
Related terms
- punto e virgola (“semicolon”)
- virgolare
- virgoletta
- virgolettare
Further reading
- virgola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- gravoli, largivo, rivalgo, rivolga, volgari
Venetian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin virgula. Compare vérgoła.
Noun
virgola f (plural virgole)
- comma