gomme

== 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/ === Noun === gomme f (plural gommes) gum (adhesive on an envelope) rubber natural rubber synthetic rubber (writing) eraser, rubber (automotive) tire rubber, tyre compound, vulcanized rubber (North America) gum, chewing gum Synonyms: chewing-gum, (Belgium, Switzerland) chiclette ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: gumă → 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 === ==== Noun ==== gomme alternative form of gome (“man”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== gomme alternative form of gome (“gum”) === Etymology 3 === ==== 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)