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French
Pronunciation
Verb
gomma
- third-person singular past historic of gommer
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).
Noun
gomma f (plural gomme)
- rubber, india rubber, caoutchouc
- Synonym: caucciù
- gum (substance, chewing-gum)
- eraser, rubber
- Synonym: gomma per cancellare
- (automotive) tyre/tire
- Synonym: pneumatico
- (medicine) gumma
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
gomma
- inflection of gommare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gomma.
Pronunciation
Noun
gomma f (plural gomom)
- gum resin
- caoutchouc
- Synonym: elastika (lastika, lastka)
- rubber, eraser
Sassarese
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Italian gomma, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gomma f (plural gommi)
- (uncountable) rubber
- (uncountable) gum, chewing gum
- Synonym: cingomma
- gum (piece of chewing gum)
- Synonym: cingomma
- eraser
- tire, tyre (rubber covering on a wheel)
Derived terms
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes