Gemme

See also: gemme

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gemma (“bud, gem”). Replaced Middle High German gimme, from Old High German gimma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛmə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Gem‧me

Noun

Gemme f (genitive Gemme, plural Gemmen)

1. engraved gem, intaglio

   Coordinate term: Kamee

2. (botany, mycology) gemma

Declension

Declension of Gemme [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gemme	die	Gemmen
genitive	einer	der	Gemme	der	Gemmen
dative	einer	der	Gemme	den	Gemmen
accusative	eine	die	Gemme	die	Gemmen

Derived terms

• Gemmenschneider
• Gemmenschnitt

Related terms

• Gemmologie

Further reading

• Gemme on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Gemme” in Duden online
• “Gemme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gemme” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon