gummi

See also: Gummi

English

Alternative forms

• gummie
• gummy

Etymology

From German Gummi (“brand name of German candy”), from Gummi (“India rubber”).

Noun

gummi (countable and uncountable, plural gummis)

1. A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:gummi.
2. A candy made of this material.

Derived terms

• gummi bear
• gummi worm

Translations

gelatinous candy

• Bulgarian: мек бонбон m (mek bonbon)
• German: Gummi (de), Fruchtgummi
• Japanese: グミ (gumi)
• Mongolian: резинэн чихэр (rezinen čixer)
• Polish: żelka (pl) f
• Turkish: jelibon (tr)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gumi, 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): /ɡɔmi/, [ˈɡ̊ɔmi]

Noun

gummi n or c (singular definite gummiet or gummien)

1. (uncountable) rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)
2. (uncountable) gum (sticky substance exuded by certain plants)
3. (informal, countable) rubber (condom) n

Inflection

Declension of gummi

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gummi	gummiet	gummier	gummierne
genitive	gummis	gummiets	gummiers	gummiernes

Synonyms

• (condom): kondom

Further reading

• gummi on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Latin

Alternative forms

• gummis
• commis
• cummi
• commi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡum.mi/, [ˈɡʊmːɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡum.mi/, [ˈɡumːi]

Noun

gummi n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of cummis (“gum”)

References

• “gummi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cummi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkumːmiː/

Noun

gumˈmi

1. eraser

Inflection

Even i-stem, mˈm-mm gradation
Nominative	gumˈmi
Genitive	gummi gummẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gumˈmi	gummit
Accusative	gummi	gummiid
Genitive	gummi gummẹ	gummiid
Illative	gumˈmái	gummiide
Locative	gummis	gummiin
Comitative	gummiin	gummiiguin
Essive	gumˈmin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person gumˈmán gumˈmáme gumˈmámet 2nd person gumˈmát gumˈmáde gumˈmádet 3rd person gumˈmis gumˈmiska gumˈmiset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gummi m (definite singular gummien, indefinite plural gummier, definite plural gummiene)

1. rubber
2. gum (e.g. chewing gum)

Derived terms

• gummihanske
• gummihjul
• gummijolle
• gummistrikk
• gummistøvel
• naturgummi
• skumgummi
• tyggegummi

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gummi m (definite singular gummien, indefinite plural gummiar, definite plural gummiane)

1. rubber
2. gum (e.g. chewing gum)

Derived terms

• gummihanske
• gummihjul
• gummijolle
• gummistrikk
• gummistøvel
• naturgummi
• skumgummi
• tyggegummi, tyggjegummi

 

Swedish

Noun

gummi n

1. (uncountable) rubber (an elastic material)
2. (slang) a rubber (condom)

   Synonyms: (neutral) kondom, kådis, pökpåse

3. (Southern) an eraser (something used to remove (pencil) markings)

   Synonyms: suddgummi, radergummi, (dated) kautschuk

Declension

Declension of gummi
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gummi	gummit	gummin	gummina
Genitive	gummis	gummits	gummins	gumminas

References

• gummi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gummi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gummi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)