gomma

See also: gömma

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.ma/

Verb

gomma

1. third-person singular past historic of gommer

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡom.ma/
• Rhymes: -omma
• Hyphenation: góm‧ma

Etymology 1

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

Noun

gomma f (plural gomme)

1. rubber, india rubber, caoutchouc

   Synonym: caucciù

2. gum (substance, chewing-gum)
3. eraser, rubber

   Synonym: gomma per cancellare

4. (automotive) tyre/tire

   Synonym: pneumatico

5. (medicine) gumma

Derived terms

• gomma a terra
• gomma arabica
• gomma da masticare
• gomma rigenerata
• gommagutta, gomma gutta
• gommalacca, gomma lacca
• gommapiuma
• gommare
• gommaresina, gommoresina
• gommifero
• gommificio
• gommina
• gommino
• gommista
• gommone
• gommosi
• gommoso
• sgommare

Descendants

• → Albanian: gomë

Etymology 2

Verb

gomma

1. inflection of gommare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gomma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔm.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɔmma

Noun

gomma f (plural gomom)

1. gum resin
2. caoutchouc

   Synonym: elastika (lastika, lastka)

3. rubber, eraser

Related terms

• ggomma
• gommuż

Sassarese

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Italian gomma, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡomma/

Noun

gomma f (plural gommi)

1. (uncountable) rubber
2. (uncountable) gum, chewing gum

   Synonym: cingomma

3. gum (piece of chewing gum)

   Synonym: cingomma

4. eraser
5. tire, tyre (rubber covering on a wheel)

Derived terms

• gomma d'àiburi

Related terms

• cingomma

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes