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gome

/ɡʌm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
gome
IPA
/ɡʌm/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gome English gome From Middle English gome (“man”), from Old English guma (“man”), from Proto-West Germanic *gumō, from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”), shortened variant of *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling”). Cognate to Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma) and Latin homō. Doublet of hombre, homo, ombre, and omi. See also human.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gome, guma, *gumō, *gumô, *ǵʰmṓ

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

bridegroom

Homonyms

gum

Rhymes With

from some come become kingdom come mum sum blow to kingdom come overcome drum cum thumb

Questions

How do you pronounce gome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʌm/.
What does gome mean?
A man.
Where does gome come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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