English

wikipedia|gemstone

Etymology
OE. gimm|Ä¡imm, from L. gemma#Latin|gemma; refashioned in Middle English under the influence of Old French gemme

Pronunciation
AHD|j�m
IPA|/ʤ�m/
SAMPA|/dZem/
audio|en-us-gem.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�m|-�m

Noun
en-noun

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

#:She's an absolute gem.

1. obsolete a gemma or leaf-bud
2. a type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata

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

Translations
trans-top|precious stone
Arabic: ARchar|ج��رة (jawhara)
Bulgarian: �к�по�енен кам�к m
Chinese Characters: �
Chinese: �� (b�o shí)
Czech: drahokam m
Dutch: edelsteen m
Finnish: jalokivi
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French: joyau m, pierre précieuse f
Icelandic: gimsteinn m
Ido: juvelo
Japanese: �� (h�seki, ����)
Old English: gimm|Ä¡imm m
Polish: klejnot m, kamie� szlachetny m
Portuguese: gema f
Swedish: juvel c, ädelsten c
Turkish: mücevher<!--User:Sercan|Sercan 08:30, 21 January 2007 (UTC)-->
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trans-top|precious or highly valued thing or person
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trans-top|obsolete: gemma
See gemma
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trans-top|type of geometrid moth
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See also
w:gemstone|Wikipedia article on Gemstones

Meriam

Noun
gem

1. body

Category:Meriam nouns

Swedish

Pronunciation
IPA|/ge�m/

Noun
gem

1. paper clip
2. tennis|lang=sv game; part of a set

Inflection
sv-noun|gender=Neuter|gem|gemet|gem|gemen|gems|gemets|gems|gemens

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