gume

Galician

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acūmen (“sharpened point”), from acus (“a needle, a pin”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡume̝/

Noun

gume m (plural gumes)

1. edge (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument)

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “gume” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English guma.

Noun

gume

1. Alternative form of gome (“man”)

Etymology 2

From Old English gōma.

Noun

gume

1. Alternative form of gome (“gum”)

Etymology 3

From Anglo-Norman gome.

Noun

gume

1. Alternative form of gumme

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin acūmen (“sharpened point”), from acus (“a needle, a pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.mi/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.me/

Noun

gume m (plural s)

1. edge (thin cutting side of a blade)

   Synonyms: corte, fio, releixo

2. acumen; acuteness (preciseness of perception)

   Synonyms: acume, agudeza, perspicácia

See also

• afiado
• agudo
• lâmina