gomme
See also: gommé
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gomme f (plural gommes)
- gum (adhesive on an envelope)
- rubber
- natural rubber
- synthetic rubber
- (writing) eraser, rubber
- (automotive) tire rubber, tyre compound, vulcanized rubber
- (Canada, Louisiana) gum, chewing gum
- Synonyms: chewing-gum, (Belgium, Switzerland) chiclette
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Vietnamese: gôm
Verb edit
gomme
- inflection of gommer:
Further reading edit
- “gomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Noun edit
gomme f
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English guma.
Noun edit
gomme
- Alternative form of gome (“man”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English gōma.
Noun edit
gomme
- Alternative form of gome (“gum”)
Etymology 3 edit
From Anglo-Norman gome.
Noun edit
gomme
- Alternative form of gumme
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
gomme m (definite singular gommen, indefinite plural gommer, definite plural gommene)
- A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.
See also edit
- gumme (Nynorsk)