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גומי

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Via German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (anointing oil), qmyt (acanthus resin, gum).

Noun

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גּוּמִי (gúmim

  1. rubber

References

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  • גומי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi). Compare German Gummi. Doublet of גומע (gume).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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גומי (gumim or f, plural גומיס (gumis), diminutive גומקע (gumke)

  1. (uncountable) rubber, gum (substance)
  2. (countable) eraser
    Synonym: ראַדיר־גומי (radir-gumi)
  3. (countable) tyre (of a car or bicycle)
    Synonym: ראַדיר־גומי (radir-gumi)

Usage notes

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  • Only the first sense is attested in the CYED and CEYD, which treat the word as basically a variant of גומע (gume).
  • Feminine according to the JNW; masculine according to the CEYD.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גומי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “גומי” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rubber”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN