gume
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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1390. From Latin acūmen (“sharpened point”), from acus (“a needle, a pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gume m (plural gumes)
- edge (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument)
- 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 136:
- Et tragia aynda hũa sua espada que era moy fremosa et moy forte d'agume, et moy clara et moy luzente, et auia nome Durandas
- And he also brought a sword that was very beauty and very strong in its edge, and very clear and very shining, and it had by name Durandal
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agume”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agume”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gume”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gume”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gume”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Garo
Noun
gume
Synonyms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English guma.
Noun
gume
- Alternative form of gome (“man”)
Etymology 2
From Old English gōma.
Noun
gume
- Alternative form of gome (“gum”)
Etymology 3
From Anglo-Norman gome.
Noun
gume
- Alternative form of gumme
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin acūmen (“sharpened point”), from acus (“a needle, a pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gume m (plural gumes)
- edge (thin cutting side of a blade)
- acumen; acuteness (preciseness of perception)
- Synonyms: acume, agudeza, perspicácia
Derived terms
See also
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
gume f pl
- inflection of gumă: