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gama

See also: Gama, gam·a, gáma, and gāma

English

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Noun

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gama

  1. Synonym of gama grass

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡama/, [ˈɡa.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Noun

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gama f (plural games)

  1. gamma (Greek letter)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Compare Tagalog gawa (“to do, make”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaʔ/ [ɡɐˈmaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Verb

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gamâ (Badlit spelling ᜄᜋ)

  1. to create, manufacture, make into something
    Synonyms: himo, buhat
    Gam-on ko ning kawayan og mga lingkuranan ― I will turn this bamboo into seats

Derived terms

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Central Dusun

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Verb

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gama

  1. to reason

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

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gama n or f

  1. gamma (Greek letter)

Declension

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when feminine:

Declension of gama (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative gama gamy
genitive gamy gam
dative gamě gamám
accusative gamu gamy
vocative gamo gamy
locative gamě gamách
instrumental gamou gamami

Indeclinable when neuter.

Fanagalo

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Etymology

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From Zulu igama.

Noun

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gama

  1. name

Garo

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Verb

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gama

  1. to cultivate
  2. to pay

Japanese

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Romanization

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gama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がま

Northern Sotho

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Verb

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gama

  1. to milk

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gamme, from Medieval Latin gamma, from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). Doublet of gamma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ma/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: ga‧ma

Noun

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gama f

  1. gamut (wide range)
  2. (music) scale
    Synonyms: skala, zakres

Declension

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Declension of gama
singular plural
nominative gama gamy
genitive gamy gam
dative gamie gamom
accusative gamę gamy
instrumental gamą gamami
locative gamie gamach
vocative gamo gamy

Further reading

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  • gama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

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gama m (plural gamas)

  1. gamma (Greek letter)

Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. series
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English gum.

Noun

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gama m (plural gamas)

  1. (Azores) chewing gum
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica

Etymology 3

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Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. female equivalent of gamo

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gama

  1. inflection of gamar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gamma.

Noun

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gama m (uncountable)

  1. gamma

Declension

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declension of gama (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gama gamaul
genitive/dative (unui) gama gamaului
vocative gamaule

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡâma/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Noun

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gȁma f (Cyrillic spelling га̏ма)

  1. gamma, the Greek letter Γ, γ

Declension

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Declension of gama
singular plural
nominative gama game
genitive game gama
dative gami gamama
accusative gamu game
vocative gamo game
locative gami gamama
instrumental gamom gamama

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the Greek letter, once used to start the musical scale. Compare English gamut.

Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. color scale, palette
  2. range, array, variety, spectrum, gamut
  3. a series or line of products, items or services belonging to same category
  4. musical scale
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Etymology 2

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From Latin gammus, with the feminine ending.

Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. female equivalent of gamo

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Further reading

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