Gem

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Old English ġimm, from Latin gemma; refashioned in Middle English under the influence of Old French gemme

Pronunciation

• enPR: jĕm, IPA: /ʤɛm/, SAMPA: /dZem/

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• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

Singular Gem

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

   She's an absolute gem.

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

Synonyms

• (precious stone): gemstone, jewel, precious stone

Translations

precious stone

Arabic: جوهرة (jawhara) Armenian: թանկարժեք քար hy(hy) (t'ankaržek' k'ar), ակ hy(hy) (ak) Old Armenian: ակն hy(hy) (akn) Bulgarian: скъпоценен камък m. Chinese: 宝石 (bǎo shí) Chinese Characters: 玉 Croatian: dragulj hr(hr) m. Czech: klenot cs(cs) m., drahokam cs(cs) m. Danish: ædelsten da(da) c. Dutch: edelsteen nl(nl) m. Esperanto: juvelo eo(eo) Finnish: jalokivi fi(fi) French: joyau fr(fr) m., pierre précieuse fr(fr) f. Hindi: मणि hi(hi), रत्न hi(hi), पत्थर hi(hi) Icelandic: gimsteinn is(is) m.

Ido: juvelo io(io) Italian: gemma, pietra preziosa Japanese: 宝石 (hōseki, ほうせき) Malay: permata ms(ms) Marathi: रत्न mr(mr) Old English: ġimm ang(ang) m. Pashto: غمى ps(ps) (ghamai) m. Polish: klejnot m., kamień szlachetny m. Portuguese: gema pt(pt) f. Russian: драгоценный камень ru(ru) (dragotsénnyj kámen') m., самоцвет ru(ru) (samotsvét) m. Spanish: joya es(es) f., alhaja es(es) f. Swedish: juvel sv(sv) c., ädelsten sv(sv) c. Turkish: mücevher tr(tr) Ukrainian: дорогоцінний камінь uk(uk) m., самоцвіт uk(uk) m.

precious or highly valued thing or person

Danish: perle da(da) c. Pashto: غمى ps(ps) (ghamai) m.

Polish: skarb pl(pl) m.

obsolete: gemma — see gemma

type of geometrid moth

See also

• Wikipedia article on Gemstones

Anagrams

• egm,
• EMG
• meg, Meg

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Meriam

Noun

gem

1. body

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Romanian

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gem

Noun

Gem n.

1. jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)

This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at jam. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Gem in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) February 2010

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /geːm/

Noun

gem

1. paper clip
2. Template:Tennis game; part of a set