gemme

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛmə/, [ˈɡ̊ɛmə]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse geyma, from Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną, cognate with Swedish gömma, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan).

Verb

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gemme (past tense gemte, past participle gemt)

  1. (transitive) to hide, conceal.
  2. (reflexive) to hide, conceal (oneself).
    Gem dig!
    Hide!
  3. (transitive, computing) to save (a file)
  4. to harbor
Conjugation
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Noun

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gemme c (singular definite gemmen, plural indefinite gemmer)

  1. hiding place
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Latin gemma.

Noun

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gemme c (singular definite gemmen, plural indefinite gemmer)

  1. gem
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French

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Etymology

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From Latin gemma.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gemme f (plural gemmes)

  1. gemstone, gem

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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gemme f

  1. plural of gemma