ghem

See also: ghə̀m

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glomus, probably through a Vulgar Latin *glemus. Or altered within Romanian from *ghiom > *ghiome (plural form) to *gheme and finally analogically back a singular. Compare Aromanian gljem, gljom. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ghem n (plural gheme)

ball of thread or yarn
the third compartment of a ruminant's stomach

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ghem	ghemul	gheme	ghemele
genitive-dative	ghem	ghemului	gheme	ghemelor
vocative	ghemule		ghemelor

Derived terms

ghemui