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Webster 1913 Edition
Gem
Gem
,Noun.
[OE.
gemme
precious stone, F. gemme
, fr. L. gemma
a precious stone, bud.] 1.
(Bot.)
A bud.
From the joints of thy prolific stem
A swelling knot is raised called a
A swelling knot is raised called a
gem
. Denham.
2.
A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.
Milton.
Gem
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gemmed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gemming
] 1.
To put forth in the form of buds.
“Gemmed their blossoms.” [R.]
Milton.
2.
To adorn with gems or precious stones.
3.
To embellish or adorn, as with gems;
as, a foliage
. gemmed
with dewdropsEngland is . . .
gemmed
with castles and palaces. W. Irving.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gem
GEM
,Noun.
1.
A bud. In botany, the bud or compendium of a plant, covered with scales to protect the rudiments from the cold of winter and other injuries; called the hybernacle or winter quarters of a plant.2.
A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, topaz, emerald, &c.GEM
,Verb.
T.
1.
To bespangle; as foliage gemmed with dew drops.2.
To embellish with detached beauties. England is studded and gemmed with castles and palaces.
GEM
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
gêm
gêm
Welsh
Noun
gêm f (plural gêmau)
- game, contest
- Gêm ddwl yw criced. ― Cricket is a silly game.[1]
- (sports) fixture
- game (hunted animals and birds)
Usage notes
- Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial, feminine singular nouns derived from English, gêm does not undergo soft mutation following the article (y); however, any adjective that modifies gêm mutates as it normally would. Conversely, gêm always undergoes nasal mutation to ngêm.
Derived terms
- gêm geiliog f (“cockfight”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gêm | êm | ngêm | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “gêm, gâm, giâm” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.