gémes

== Hungarian == === Etymology === gém (“heron or spoonbill”) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix), the shape and movement of the bird metaphorically transferred to the senses “drawbridge, (boom) barrier”, “hoist”, “sweep” (of a well), becoming the basis of the adjective, which mostly exists today in the compound given below. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡeːmɛʃ] Hyphenation: gé‧mes Rhymes: -ɛʃ === Adjective === gémes (not comparable) (archaic, rare) having some kind of a long pole, arm, or lever ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === gémes in Czuczor, Gergely and János Fogarasi: A magyar nyelv szótára (“A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”). Pest: Emich Gusztáv Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász, 1862–1874.