gemma

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-1, feminine) A bud or eye of a plant.
2. (declension-1, feminine) A gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone.
3. (declension-1, feminine) A thing made of precious stones.

Vertalings

gem

💎

Juwel

💎

jewel

Edelstein

gema

💎

ματάκι

gemma

juweel

eye

👁️

Trieb

œil

👁️

Knospe

μάτι

Kleinod

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈɡɛm.ma]

Etimologie (Engels)

Unknown. Possibilities include:
* Cognate with Proto-Slavic *zębnǫti and Lithuanian žémbėti, both meaning “to germinate, sprout”, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵemb- or *ǵeb- (“to bud, sprout”), though such a root would be irregular for PIE;
* From Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- (“nail, tooth”), despite the semantic gap. Compare, however, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail, hoof, talon, but also onyx (gem)”);
* From Proto-Italic *gen- (“to produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-; compare gignō and genus;
* A non-Indo-European substrate source. The unusual form of the word, the lack of clear cognates and the semantic category of the word make this hypothesis likely.