גומי

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Hebrew

Etymology

Via German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Noun

גּוּמִי • (gúmi) m

  1. rubber

References

  • “גומי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi). Compare German Gummi. Doublet of גומע (gume).

Pronunciation

Noun

גומי • (gumi) m or f, plural גומיס (gumis), diminutive גומקע (gumke)

  1. (uncountable) rubber, gum (substance)
  2. (countable) eraser
    Synonym: ראַדיר־גומי (radir-gumi)
  3. (countable) tyre (of a car or bicycle)
    Synonym: ראַדיר־גומי (radir-gumi)

Usage notes

  • Only the first sense is attested in the CYED and CEYD, which treat the word as basically a variant of גומע (gume).
  • Feminine according to the JNW; masculine according to the CEYD.

Derived terms

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גומי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “גומי” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rubber”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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