gemma

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin gemma (bud on a plant).

Noun [edit]

gemma (plural gemmae)

  1. bud; an asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.

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Catalan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin gemma.

Noun [edit]

gemma f (plural gemmes)

  1. gem, jewel

Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

gemma f (plural gemme)

  1. bud
  2. gem, jewel

Verb [edit]

gemma

  1. third-person singular present indicative of gemmare
  2. second-person singular imperative of gemmare

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Two possibilities include:

  • Proto-Indo-European *gembh- (nail, tooth)
  • Proto-Italic *gen (to produce)

Noun [edit]

gemma (genitive gemmae); f, first declension

  1. A bud or eye of a plant.
  2. A jewel.
  3. A thing made of precious stones.

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Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative gemma gemmae
genitive gemmae gemmārum
dative gemmae gemmīs
accusative gemmam gemmās
ablative gemmā gemmīs
vocative gemma gemmae

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