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Latin
Etymology
gemma + -eus
Pronunciation
Adjective
gemmeus (feminine gemmea, neuter gemmeum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational) gemstone
- jewelled
- glittering
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “gemmeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “gemmeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gemmeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.