Gummi

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German

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Etymology

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From Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊmi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Gummi (northern and eastern Germany) n (strong, genitive Gummis, plural Gummis) or
Gummi (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Gummis, plural Gummi)

  1. (uncountable) rubber, gum
  2. (countable) rubber band, elastic band
  3. (countable, informal) condom, rubber
    Synonyms: Präser, Pariser, Kondom; see also Thesaurus:Kondom

Usage notes

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  • The neuter gender predominates in northwest and middle-west Germany, while the masculine gender predominates in the southern language area. Elsewhere, the neuter gender is normally used for the material, and the masculine gender for the objects.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hebrew: גומי (gúmi)

Further reading

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  • Gummi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Gummi m

  1. A pet form of the male given name Guðmundur.
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Further reading

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