How to Say “Gum” in Irish

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guma
The Irish word for a single piece of chewing gum is guma.
guma is used to refer to a single piece of chewing gum.
Meaning: single piece of chewing gum (noun)

Did you know?

  • In Irish, the word for 'gum' in a dental context, such as 'gum disease', is 'fleas', which has no etymological connection to guma.
  • The word guma is a loanword from English, meaning it entered the Irish language much later than native words like 'bread' or 'water'.
  • When expressing ownership, such as 'my gum', the word guma must undergo a grammatical change that doesn't exist in English.

Examples in context

  • Níl aon guma liom.
    I don't have any gum.

Example conversation

Aoife and Conor are walking to a shop together.

  1. Aoife

    An bhfuil guma agat, a Chonaire?
    Do you have a piece of gum, Conor?
  2. Conor

    Níl aon guma agam faoi láthair.
    I don't have any gum at the moment.
  3. Aoife

    Ceannóidh mé guma sa siopa.
    I will buy some gum in the shop.
  4. Conor

    Go hiontach, go raibh maith agat.
    Great, thank you.

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