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/
Audio (file)
Noun
gomme f (plural gommes)
- rubber
- natural rubber
- synthetic rubber
- (writing) eraser, rubber
- (automotive) tire rubber, tyre compound, vulcanized rubber
- (Canada, Louisiana) gum, chewing gum
- gum (adhesive on an envelope)
Derived terms
- engommer
- gommer
- mystère et boule de gomme
Descendants
- → Vietnamese: gôm
Verb
gomme
- inflection of gommer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 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
- plural of gomma
Anagrams
- gemmo, gemmò
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English guma.
Noun
gomme
- Alternative form of gome (“man”)
Etymology 2
From Old English gōma.
Noun
gomme
- Alternative form of gome (“gum”)
Etymology 3
From Anglo-Norman gome.
Noun
gomme
- Alternative form of gumme
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gomme m (definite singular gommen, indefinite plural gommer, definite plural gommene)
- A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.
See also
- gumme (Nynorsk)