gem

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Translingual

Symbol

gem

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Germanic languages.

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic *gimmu (“gem”) and Old French gemme (“gem”), both from Latin gemma (“a swelling bud; jewel, gem”). Doublet of gemma and Gemma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛm/
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪm/
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

gem (countable and uncountable, plural gems)

2. A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
3. (figuratively) Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
4. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.

5. (obsolete) A gemma or leaf-bud.
   • c. 1668, John Denham (translator), Of Old Age by Cato the Elder, Part 3, in Poems and Translations, with The Sophy, London: H. Herringman, 4th edition, 1773, p. 35,^[3]

     Then from the Joynts of thy prolifick Stemm

     A swelling Knot is raised (call’d a Gemm)

   • 1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, p. xcii,^[4]

     In about twelve days the sprouts from the gems of the planted cane are seen […]

6. A geometrid moth of the species Orthonama obstipata.
7. (computing) A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
8. (uncountable, printing, uncommon, obsolete) A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
9. (Internet slang, 4chan) Internet content of good quality.

   Antonyms: coal, brimstone

Synonyms

• (precious stone): gemstone, jewel, precious stone; see also Thesaurus:gemstone

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

gem (third-person singular simple present gems, present participle gemming, simple past and past participle gemmed)

1. (transitive) To adorn with, or as if with, gems.

Synonyms

• begem

References

• Gemstones on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “gem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• EGM, EMG, MEG, MGE, Meg, meg, meg-

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gemb

Etymology

Together with gemb, a phonetic variant of gjemb.

Noun

gem m

1. branch

Derived terms

• gemtë

Related terms

• gjemb

References

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• ghèban (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Cognate with German geben, Dutch geven, obsolete English yive, Icelandic gefa.

Verb

gem (strong class 5 , auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to give

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Verb

gem

1. imperative of gemme

Meriam

Noun

gem

1. body

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English game, from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Syllabification: gem

Noun

gem m inan

1. (tennis) game (part of a set)

Declension

Further reading

• gem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology 1

From English jam.

Noun

gem n (plural gemuri)

1. jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

gem

1. inflection of geme:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːm/, /jeːm/
• Rhymes: -eːm
• Homophone: game

Etymology 1

The paper clip's most common design was originally thought to be made by The Gem Manufacturing Company in Britain in the 1870s. More at paper clip.

Noun

gem n

1. a paper clip

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English game.

Noun

gem n

1. Alternative spelling of game

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كم (gem, “bit”), from Greek κημός (kimós, “muzzle; nosebag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡem/
• Hyphenation: gem

Noun

gem (definite accusative gemi, plural gemler)

1. rein

Declension

Derived terms

• gemi azıya almak (idiom)

Further reading

• gem on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tr

Volapük

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from French germain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡem/, [ɡem]

Noun

gem (nominative plural gems)

1. sibling

Declension

Hyponyms

• blod (“brother”)
• higem (“brother”)
• jiblod (“sister”)
• jigem (“sister”)
• sör (“sister”)

Derived terms

• (collective) gemef (“brother(s) and/or sister(s)”)
• (adjective) gemik (“sibling”)

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin gemma.

Noun

gem m or f (plural gemau, diminutive gemyn or gemen)

1. gem, jewel

Derived terms

• gemog (“bejewelled”, adjective)
• gemoleg f (“gemology”)

Mutation