[ˈɡɛm.ma], [ˈd͡ʒɛm.ma]
- declension-1, feminineA bud or eye of a plant.
“Itaque, ineunte vērē, in eīs quae relicta sunt exsistit — tamquam ad articulōs sarmentōrum — ea quae gemma dīcitur, ā quā oriēns ūvā sē ostendit […] .” — And so, at the start of spring, there emerges from those [parts of the vines] remaining — as if at the “joints” of the twigs — that which is called a bud, from which the emerging grape reveals itself.
- declension-1, feminineA gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone.
- declension-1, feminineA thing made of precious stones.
Formsgemmae(genitive) · gemma(nominative, singular) · gemmae(nominative, plural) · gemmae(genitive, singular) · gemmārum(genitive, plural) · gemmae(dative, singular) · gemmīs(dative, plural) · gemmam(accusative, singular) · gemmās(accusative, plural) · gemmā(ablative, singular) · gemmīs(ablative, plural) · gemma(singular, vocative) · gemmae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary