scherma

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsker.ma/, /ˈskɛr.ma/[1]
  • Rhymes: -erma, -ɛrma
  • Hyphenation: schér‧ma, schèr‧ma

Etymology 1

Deverbal from schermire +‎ -a.

Noun

scherma f (plural scherme)

  1. (fencing) fencing
  2. (boxing) dodging an opponent's attack while eluding his own defence/defense

Etymology 2

Verb

scherma

  1. inflection of schermare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ scherma in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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