Gemme

See also: gemme

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gemma (“bud, gem”). Replaced Middle High German gimme, from Old High German gimma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛmə/
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  • Hyphenation: Gem‧me

Noun

Gemme f (genitive Gemme, plural Gemmen)

  1. engraved gem, intaglio
    Coordinate term: Kamee
  2. (botany, mycology) gemma

Declension
Declension of Gemme [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gemme die Gemmen
genitive einer der Gemme der Gemmen
dative einer der Gemme den Gemmen
accusative eine die Gemme die Gemmen

Derived terms
  • Gemmenschneider
  • Gemmenschnitt
  • Gemmologie

Further reading
  • Gemme on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Gemme” in Duden online
  • “Gemme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gemme” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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