ghem

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Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glomus, probably through a Vulgar Latin *glemus. Or altered within Romanian from *ghiom > *ghiome (plural form) to *gheme and finally analogically back a singular. Compare Aromanian gljem, gljom. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”).

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Noun

ghem n (plural gheme)

  1. ball of thread or yarn
  2. the third compartment of a ruminant's stomach

Declension

singular plural
+ indefinite article + definite article + indefinite article + definite article
nominative/accusative (un) ghem ghemul (niște) gheme ghemele
genitive/dative (unui) ghem ghemului (unor) gheme ghemelor
vocative ghemule ghemelor

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See also

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