gummi

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Gummi (“brand name of German candy”), from Gummi (“India rubber”).

Noun

gummi (countable and uncountable, plural gummis)

  1. A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies.
  2. A candy made of this material.

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gumi, borrowed from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gummi n or c (singular definite gummiet or gummien)

  1. (uncountable) rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)
  2. (uncountable) gum (sticky substance exuded by certain plants)
  3. (informal, countable) rubber (condom) n

Inflection

Declension of gummi
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gummi gummiet gummier gummierne
genitive gummis gummiets gummiers gummiernes

Synonyms

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).

Pronunciation

Noun

gummi n (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative form of cummis (“gum”)

References

  • “gummi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cummi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkumːmiː/

Noun

gumˈmi

  1. eraser

Inflection

Even i-stem, mˈm-mm gradation
Nominative gumˈmi
Genitive gummi
gummẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative gumˈmi gummit
Accusative gummi gummiid
Genitive gummi
gummẹ 		gummiid
Illative gumˈmái gummiide
Locative gummis gummiin
Comitative gummiin gummiiguin
Essive gumˈmin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gumˈmán gumˈmáme gumˈmámet
2nd person gumˈmát gumˈmáde gumˈmádet
3rd person gumˈmis gumˈmiska gumˈmiset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Noun

gummi m (definite singular gummien, indefinite plural gummier, definite plural gummiene)

  1. rubber
  2. gum (e.g. chewing gum)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn

Noun

gummi m (definite singular gummien, indefinite plural gummiar, definite plural gummiane)

  1. rubber
  2. gum (e.g. chewing gum)

Derived terms

Swedish

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Noun

gummi n

  1. (uncountable) rubber (an elastic material)
  2. (slang) a rubber (condom)
    Synonyms: (neutral) kondom, kådis, pökpåse
  3. (Southern) an eraser (something used to remove (pencil) markings)
    Synonyms: suddgummi, radergummi, (dated) kautschuk

Declension

Declension of gummi
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gummi gummis
definite gummit gummits
plural indefinite gummin gummins
definite gummina gumminas

Derived terms

References

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