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Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of gemmō (“bud, sparkle”).
Participle
gemmātus (feminine gemmāta, neuter gemmātum); first/second-declension participle
- budded, having been budded.
- bedecked, having been adorned with jewels or precious stones or bejewelled
- (figuratively) sparkled, glittered.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “gemmatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gemmatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gemmatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.