guma

Alternative forms

• gumma (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuma/

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• Rhymes: -uma
• Hyphenation: gu‧ma

Noun

guma f

1. rubber (material)
2. eraser, rubber

Further reading

• guma in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• guma in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Romanization

guma

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰

Verb

gumā̀ (grade 1)

1. to fill one's mouth with a liquid

Etymology

From gum (“exaggeration, boasting”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʏːma/
• Rhymes: -ʏːma

Verb

guma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gumaði, supine gumað)

1. (intransitive, with preposition af) to boast, to exaggerate

   Synonym: stæra sig

Noun

guma m (genitive singular guma, nominative plural gumaí)

1. (arboriculture) gum
2. (chewing-)gum

   Synonym: guma coganta

Mutation

Further reading

• "guma" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “guma” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “guma” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Noun

guma

1. rubber

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gumô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ, *dʰǵʰm̥mō. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon gumo, Old High German gumo, gomo, Old Norse gumi (Icelandic gumi and Norwegian gume), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin homō, Baltic *žmo- (Lithuanian žmogùs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡumɑ/

Noun

guma m (nominative plural guman)

1. (poetic) man, hero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ma/

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Noun

guma f (diminutive gumka)

1. rubber (substance)
2. chewing gum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡûma/
• Hyphenation: gu‧ma

Noun

gȕma f (Cyrillic spelling гу̏ма)

1. rubber
2. tyre / tire
3. chewing gum