ghem

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glomus, probably through a Vulgar Latin *glemus. Or altered within Romanian from *ghiom > *ghiome (plural form) to *gheme and finally analogically back a singular. Compare Aromanian gljem, gljom. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”).

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Noun

ghem n (plural gheme)

1. ball of thread or yarn
2. the third compartment of a ruminant's stomach

Declension

Declension of ghem

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ghem	ghemul	(niște) gheme	ghemele
genitive/dative	(unui) ghem	ghemului	(unor) gheme	ghemelor
vocative	ghemule		ghemelor

Derived terms

• ghemui

See also

• fir