Gem

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Pronunciations 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflections

English

Etymology

Old English Ä¡imm, from Latin gemma. The word was refashioned in Middle English under the influence of Old French gemme.

Pronunciation

• AHD: jĕm
• IPA: /ʤɛm/
• SAMPA: /dZem/

Noun

Singular gem

Plural gems

1. A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
2. any precious or highly-valued thing

   She's an absolute gem.

3. (obsolete) a gemma or leaf-bud
4. a type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata

Synonyms

• jewel
• gemstone

Translations

precious stone

Arabic: جوهرة (jawhara) Bulgarian: скъпоценен камък m Chinese Characters: 玉 Chinese: 宝石 (bǎo shí) Czech: drahokam m Dutch: edelsteen m Finnish: jalokivi French: joyau m, pierre précieuse f Ido: juvelo

Japanese: 宝石 (hōseki, ほうせき) Old English: ġimm m Polish: klejnot m, kamień szlachetny m Swedish: juvel c., ädelsten c.

See also

• Wikipedia article on Gemstones

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Swedish

Pronunciations

IPA: /geːm/

Noun

gem

1. paper clip
2. (tennis) game; part of a set

Inflections

Inflections of gem	Neuter
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite form	Definite form	Indefinite form	Definite form
Nominative	gem	gemet	gem	gemen
Genitive	gems	gemets	gems	gemens

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