gume
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since circa 1390. From Latin acūmen (“sharpened point”), from acus (“a needle, a pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- “agume” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “agume” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “gume” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gume” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gume” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Garo edit
Noun edit
gume
Synonyms edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English guma.
Noun edit
gume
- Alternative form of gome (“man”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English gōma.
Noun edit
gume
- Alternative form of gome (“gum”)
Etymology 3 edit
From Anglo-Norman gome.
Noun edit
gume
- Alternative form of gumme
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin acūmen (“sharpened point”), from acus (“a needle, a pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gume m (plural gumes)
- edge (thin cutting side of a blade)
- acumen; acuteness (preciseness of perception)
- Synonyms: acume, agudeza, perspicácia
See also edit
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gume f pl
- inflection of gumă: