gomme

See also: gommé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔm/

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Noun

gomme f (plural gommes)

1. gum (adhesive on an envelope)
2. rubber
   1. natural rubber
   2. synthetic rubber
   3. (writing) eraser, rubber
   4. (automotive) tire rubber, tyre compound, vulcanized rubber
3. (North America) gum, chewing gum

   Synonyms: chewing-gum, (Belgium, Switzerland) chiclette

Derived terms

• engommer
• gommer
• mystère et boule de gomme

 

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: gôm

Verb

gomme

1. inflection of gommer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “gomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

gomme f

1. plural of gomma

Anagrams

• gemmo, gemmò

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English guma.

Noun

gomme

1. Alternative form of gome (“man”)

Etymology 2

From Old English gōma.

Noun

gomme

1. Alternative form of gome (“gum”)

Etymology 3

From Anglo-Norman gome.

Noun

gomme

1. Alternative form of gumme

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gomme m (definite singular gommen, indefinite plural gommer, definite plural gommene)

1. A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.

See also

• gumme (Nynorsk)