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gummi

See also: Gummi

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gummi (countable and uncountable, plural gummis)

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

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Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔmi/, [ˈɡ̊ɔmi]

Noun

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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

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

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).

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Noun

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gummi n (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative form of cummis (“gum”)

References

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  • “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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkumːmiː/

Noun

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gumˈmi

  1. eraser

Inflection

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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

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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

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

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Swedish

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Noun

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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

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Declension of gummi 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gummi gummit gummin gummina
Genitive gummis gummits gummins gumminas

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