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ghem

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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”).

noun gheme · ghem · ghemul · ghemele

  1. neuter ball of thread or yarn
  2. neuter the third compartment of a ruminant's stomach

In English

  • ball quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape
  • clew ball of thread

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"ghem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/ghem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ghem_2026,
  title = {ghem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ghem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}