gama

See also:Gama,gam·a,gáma,andgāma

English

Noun

gama

1. Synonym ofgama grass

Asturian

Etymology

FromAncient Greekγάμμα(gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɡama/,[ˈɡa.ma]
• Rhymes:-ama
• Hyphenation:ga‧ma

Noun

gamaf(pluralgames)

1. gamma(Greek letter)

Cebuano

Etymology

CompareTagaloggawa(“to do, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡaˈmaʔ/ [ɡɐˈmaʔ]
• Rhymes:-aʔ
• Hyphenation:ga‧ma

Verb

gamâ(Badlit spellingᜄᜋ)

1. tocreate,manufacture,makeintosomething

   Synonyms:himo,buhat

   Gam-onko ning kawayan og mga lingkuranan―Iwill turnthis bamboo into seats

Derived terms

• galam-an,gam-anan
• galam-on,gam-onon
• tiggama

Central Dusun

Verb

gama

1. toreason

Czech

Etymology

BorrowedfromAncient Greekγάμμα(gámma).

Noun

gamanorf

1. gamma(Greek letter)

Declension

when feminine:

Declension ofgama(hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	gama	gamy
genitive	gamy	gam
dative	gamě	gamám
accusative	gamu	gamy
vocative	gamo	gamy
locative	gamě	gamách
instrumental	gamou	gamami

Indeclinable when neuter.

Fanagalo

Etymology

FromZuluigama.

Noun

gama

1. name

Garo

Verb

gama

1. tocultivate
2. topay

Japanese

Romanization

gama

1. Rōmajitranscription ofがま

Northern Sotho

Verb

gama

1. tomilk

Polish

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchgamme,fromMedieval Latingamma,fromAncient Greekγάμμα(gámma),fromPhoenician𐤂(g/⁠gīml⁠/).Doubletofgamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɡa.ma/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ama
• Syllabification:ga‧ma

Noun

gamaf

1. gamut(wide range)
2. (music)scale

   Synonyms:skala,zakres

Declension

Declension ofgama

	singular	plural
nominative	gama	gamy
genitive	gamy	gam
dative	gamie	gamom
accusative	gamę	gamy
instrumental	gamą	gamami
locative	gamie	gamach
vocative	gamo	gamy

Further reading

• gamainWielki słownik języka polskiego,Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gamain Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈɡɐ.ma/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈɡɐ.mɐ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈɡɐ.mɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈɡa.mɐ/

• Rhymes:(Portugal)-ɐmɐ,(Brazil)-ɐ̃mɐ
• Hyphenation:ga‧ma

Etymology 1

BorrowedfromAncient Greekγάμμα(gámma).

Noun

gamam(pluralgamas)

1. gamma(Greek letter)

Noun

gamaf(pluralgamas)

1. series

Derived terms

• topo de gama

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromEnglishgum.

Noun

gamam(pluralgamas)

1. (Azores)chewing gum

   Synonyms:seeThesaurus:pastilha elástica

Etymology 3

Noun

gamaf(pluralgamas)

1. female equivalent ofgamo

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

gama

1. inflection ofgamar:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Further reading

• “gama”,inDicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora,2003–2024
• “gama”,inMichaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos,2015–2024
• “gama”,inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam,2008–2024

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchgamma.

Noun

gamam(uncountable)

1. gamma

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	gama	gamaul
genitive-dative	gama	gamaului
vocative	gamaule

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

FromAncient Greekγάμμα(gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡâma/
• Hyphenation:ga‧ma

Noun

gȁmaf(Cyrillic spellingга̏ма)

1. gamma,the Greek letterΓ,γ

Declension

Declension ofgama

	singular	plural
nominative	gama	game
genitive	game	gama
dative	gami	gamama
accusative	gamu	game
vocative	gamo	game
locative	gami	gamama
instrumental	gamom	gamama

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɡama/[ˈɡa.ma]
• Rhymes:-ama
• Syllabification:ga‧ma
• Homophone:Gama

Etymology 1

BorrowedfromAncient Greekγάμμα(gámma),the Greek letter, once used to start the musical scale. CompareEnglishgamut.

Noun

gamaf(pluralgamas)

1. colorscale,palette
2. range,array,variety,spectrum,gamut
3. aseriesor line of products, items or services belonging to same category
4. musical scale

Related terms

• alta gama
• gamma

Etymology 2

FromLatingammus,with the feminine ending.

Noun

gamaf(pluralgamas)

1. female equivalent ofgamo

See also

• gamuza

Further reading

• “gama”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28