name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gemma
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒɛmə/
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rhymes with -ɛmə
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CMU ARPABET: JH EH1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Alphecca
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which new individuals can develop; a bud.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gemmule
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproductive structure
History
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin gemma (“jewel”). The given name is mostly borrowed via Italian Gemma; the spelling Jemma in particular is associated with James. Doublet of gemma and gem.
Learned borrowing from Latin gemma (“bud on a plant”). Doublet of gem and Gemma.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: Gemma — feminine given name
- Galician: Xema — feminine given name
- Italian: Gemma — feminine given name
- Polish: Gemma — feminine given name
- Russian: Дже́мма (Džémma) — feminine given name
- Spanish: Gemma — feminine given name
- Dutch: Alphekka — Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis
- German: Gemma — Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis
- Polish: Gemma — Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis
- Bulgarian: пъпка (pǎpka) — asexual reproductive structure
- Galician: xema — asexual reproductive structure
- Georgian: კოკორი (ḳoḳori) — asexual reproductive structure
- Georgian: კვირტი (ḳvirṭi) — asexual reproductive structure
- Hungarian: sarjadzik — asexual reproductive structure
- Polish: rozmnóżka — asexual reproductive structure
Real reading context