gumma

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin gumma, extended in meaning from Late Latin gumma (“gum, resin”), a late form of cummis, cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), of Egyptian origin. Doublet of gum (Etymology 2). === Noun === gumma (plural gummas or gummata) (pathology) a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === mugam == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡuma] Rhymes: -uma Hyphenation: gu‧m‧ma === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin gumma (“gum”) (sticky substance from some plants), from Latin gummi (“gum”), from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi, “gum”), probably from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”). ==== Noun ==== gumma n (pathology) gumma, a non-cancerous growth resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis Synonym: (obsolete) hlíva ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From older gummi, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), probably from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”). ==== Noun ==== gumma f (relational adjective gummový) (obsolete, singular only) gum, a sticky substance from some plants Synonyms: klovatina, guma (obsolete, singular only) rubber Synonyms: guma, pryž ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === “gumma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “gumma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Swedish guma of the same meaning. ==== Noun ==== gumma c (sometimes a little (literary) old-fashioned) an old woman, an old lady (colloquial, derogatory) a woman who looks old (colloquial) an affectionate form of address to a girl or a young woman (derogatory, overbearing) an (adult) woman (who is put in place) (colloquial, dated) wife ===== Usage notes ===== The word to use for (ordinary) old women in fairy tales, for example, though less restricted than that. "Gammal gumma" (old gumma) is a common collocation, implying "old-old" or emphasizing old age. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== gumaktig krutgumma pepparkaksgumma (“gingerbread woman”) ===== See also ===== gubbe === Etymology 2 === From gummi (“rubber”) +‎ -a. ==== Verb ==== gumma (present gummar, preterite gummade, supine gummat, imperative gumma) (archaic) to cover or otherwise apply with rubber Synonym: (modern) gummera ===== Conjugation ===== === References === “gumma”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gumma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gumma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)