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.
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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”),[1] from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi, “gum”),[2] 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
- 1896, Vítězslav Janovský, “Gumma”, in Ottův slovník naučný, volume X, Praha: J. Otto, page 617:
- Gumma, hlíva, nazývá se druh novotvaru příjičného, který v podobě uzlů ostře ohraničených se jeví na kůži a ostatních orgánech lidského těla jako pozdní projev příjice […]
- Gumma is a kind of syphilitic growth, which appears on the skin and other human body organs in the form of sharply bordered lumps as a late manifestation of syphilis […]
Declension
Etymology 2
From older gummi, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi),[3] probably from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).
Noun
gumma f (related adjective gummový)
Declension
References
- “gumma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Diab, Mohammad (1999). "Gumma". Lexicon of Orthopaedic Etymology. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers. p. 140. →ISBN.
- Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “guma”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 209
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
- En rar liten gumma sålde stickade tumvantar på torget
- A sweet little old lady sold knitted mittens at the square
- gubbar och gummor
- old men and women
- (colloquial, derogatory) a woman who looks old
- (colloquial) an affectionate form of address to a girl or a young woman
- Men lilla gumman, hur gick det? Gör det ont?
- Oh sweetheart, how did it go? Are you hurt?
- (derogatory, overbearing) an (adult) woman (who is put in place)
- Men lilla gumman, det är inte så världen fungerar.
- Oh, but sweetheart, that's not how the world works.
- (colloquial, dated) wife
- Jag och gumman min drog till Lanzarote.
- I and my wife jetted of to Lanzarote.
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
Declension of gumma | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gumma | gumman | gummor | gummorna |
Genitive | gummas | gummans | gummors | gummornas |
Derived terms
- gumaktig
- krutgumma
See also
Verb
gumma (present gummar, preterite gummade, supine gummat, imperative gumma)
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | gumma | gummas | ||
Supine | gummat | gummats | ||
Imperative | gumma | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gummen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gummar | gummade | gummas | gummades |
Ind. plural1 | gumma | gummade | gummas | gummades |
Subjunctive2 | gumme | gummade | gummes | gummades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gummande | |||
Past participle | gummad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |