Hungarian

Noun

gumi ‎(plural gumik)

1. tyre, tire
2. rubber (US), condom
3. eraser, rubber (GB)

Declension

Synonyms

• (tyre): autógumi
• (condom): óvszer
• (eraser): radír, radírgumi

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gumi ‎(“poetic: a man”) from the Proto-Germanic *gumô, originally from the Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon gumo, Old High German gumo, Norwegian gume, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin homo, Baltic *žmo- (Lithuanian žmōgùs).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏːmɪ

Noun

gumi m ‎(genitive singular guma, nominative plural gumar or gumnar)

1. (poetic, in prose) a man
   • Nú er sumar by Steingrímur Thorsteinsson

     Nú er sumar,

     gleðjist gumar,

     gaman er í dag.

     Brosi veröld víða,

     veðurlagsins blíða.

     Eykur yndishag. Eykur yndishag.

Declension

Related terms

• guma

Usage notes

• Scarcely appears in prose for alliteration.

Japanese

Romanization

gumi

1. rōmaji reading of グミ

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gumô, originally from the Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon gumo, Old High German gumo Norwegian gume, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin homo, Baltic *žmo- (Lithuanian žmōgùs).

Noun

gumi m (genitive guma, plural gumar or gumnar)

1. (poetic, in prose) a man

Declension

Derived terms

• brúðgumi ‎(“bridegroom”)
• gumnaspjalli ‎(“friend of men”)
• gumnasættir ‎(“peacemaker”)
• húsgumi ‎(“house master, husband”)

Descendants

• Danish: brudgom
• Icelandic: gumi
• Norwegian: gume
• Swedish: brudgum

Usage notes

• Rarely appears in prose for alliteration:

  Guðs hús ok guma

References

• gumi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Borrowing from German Gummi.

Noun

gumi

1. rubber
2. condom

Derived terms

• tok gumi

Descendants

• Ankave: gume´