different between gummy vs gumma

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: g?m?i, IPA^(key): /???mi/
• Rhymes: -?mi

Etymology 1

gum (“flesh around teeth”) +? -y.

Adjective

gummy (comparative gummier, superlative gummiest)

1. Showing the gums.

   a gummy grin

Derived terms

• gummily
• gumminess

Noun

gummy (plural gummies)

1. (Australia) Clipping of gummy shark.
   • 2000, Paul Worsteling, Fishing Western Port, page 12,

     Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.

   • 2007, Bill Classon, Fishing Guide to Victoria?s Coastline, Australian Fishing Network, page 60,

     Western Port is a great location to find gummies. […] Gummy sharks are one of the favoured species in Western Port and for good reason: they put up a strong fight and feed of fresh flake is pretty hard to beat.

   • 2008, Rex Hunt, Fishing Guide to Melbourne and Surrounds, page 44,

     This area of vast mudflats is right at the top of the port is home to some of the best gummy shark fishing around. […] As the water drops, the feeding gummies drop off the banks and wait in the channels for food.

2. (Australia, New Zealand) A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.

Etymology 2

gum (“(substance)”) +? -y. The noun was influenced by gummi (from German).

Adjective

gummy (comparative gummier, superlative gummiest)

1. Resembling gum (the substance).
2. Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
   • Then rubs his gummy eyes.

Synonyms

• (resembling gum, the substance): gluey, gooey, sticky, tacky

Derived terms

• gumminess
• gummy bear
• gummy tumor
• gummy tumour

Noun

gummy (plural gummies)

1. (usually in the plural) A gummi candy.

Derived terms

• gummy bear
• gummy worm

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??um?]
• Rhymes: -um?
• Hyphenation: gum?my

Noun

gummy

1. genitive singular of gumma (gum, rubber)

English

Noun

gumma (plural gummas or gummata)

1. (pathology) a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• mugam

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??uma/
• Rhymes: -uma
• Hyphenation: gu?m?ma

Etymology 1

From Late Latin gumma (“gum”) (sticky substance from some plants), from Latin gummi (“gum”), from Ancient Greek ????? (kómmi, “gum”), probably from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Noun

gumma n

1. (pathology) gumma, a non-cancerous growth resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.

Declension

Synonyms

• hlíva (obsolete)

Etymology 2

From older gummi, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek ????? (kómmi), probably from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Noun

gumma f

1. (obsolete, singular only) gum, a sticky substance from some plants
2. (obsolete, singular only) rubber

Declension

Derived terms

• gummový

Synonyms

• (gum): klovatina, guma
• (rubber): guma, pryž

References

Further reading

• gumma in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• gumma in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish guma of the sane meaning.

Noun

gumma c

1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) an old woman
2. (colloquial, derogatory) a woman who is considered to look like being old
3. (colloquial) an expression of affection to a girl or a young woman
4. (colloquial, dated) a wife

Declension

Verb

gumma

1. (archaic) to cover or otherwise apply with rubber

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (modern language) gummera