sommità

summit

noun sohm-mee-TAH Rare

Origin: From Latin summitas (highest point), from summus (highest)

Also means

top

Usage Note

Sommità is invariable in the plural — it ends in an accented vowel, so le sommità does not change form. It is a slightly elevated synonym of cima or vetta, used for mountain peaks, architectural tops, and figurative 'pinnacles.' The written accent marks both the stress and the invariable plural.

Examples

"Raggiunsero la sommità della montagna."

Natural Translation

They reached the summit of the mountain.

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