гума

Bulgarian

Etymology

From French gomme and German Gummi, from Late Latin gumma (“gum, resin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡumɐ]
• Hyphenation^(key): гу‧ма

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Noun

гу́ма • (gúma) f (relational adjective гу́мен, diminutive гу́мичка)

1. (uncountable) rubber (material)
2. (countable) eraser, rubber
3. (countable) tire/tyre

Declension

Declension of гу́ма

	singular	plural
indefinite	гу́ма gúma	гу́ми gúmi
definite	гу́мата gúmata	гу́мите gúmite

Derived terms

• гу́менки (gúmenki)

References

• “гума”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гума”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гума”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 294

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡuma]

Noun

гума • (guma) f (relational adjective гумен, diminutive гумичка or гумиче)

1. rubber (material)
2. rubber, eraser
3. tire
4. swim ring

Declension

Declension of гума

	singular	plural
indefinite	гума	гуми
definite unspecified	гумата	гумите
definite proximal	гумава	гумиве
definite distal	гумана	гумине
vocative	гумо	гуми

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin gummi/cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡûma/
• Hyphenation: гу‧ма

Noun

гу̏ма f (Latin spelling gȕma)

1. rubber
2. tyre / tire
3. chewing gum

Declension

Declension of гума

	singular	plural
nominative	гу̏ма	гуме
genitive	гуме	гу̑ма̄
dative	гуми	гумама
accusative	гуму	гуме
vocative	гумо	гуме
locative	гуми	гумама
instrumental	гумом	гумама

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Latin gummi/cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦumɐ]

• Audio

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Noun

гу́ма • (húma) f inan (genitive гу́ми, nominative plural гу́ми, genitive plural гум, relational adjective гу́мовий)

1. rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)

   Synonym: рези́на (rezýna)

2. (by extension) products made of rubber

Declension

Declension of гу́ма (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	гу́ма húma	гу́ми húmy
genitive	гу́ми húmy	гум hum
dative	гу́мі húmi	гу́мам húmam
accusative	гу́му húmu	гу́ми húmy
instrumental	гу́мою húmoju	гу́мами húmamy
locative	гу́мі húmi	гу́мах húmax
vocative	гу́мо húmo	гу́ми húmy

Derived terms

• гу́мка (húmka)
• прогумо́ваний (prohumóvanyj)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гума”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “гума”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “гума”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)