jeme

Slovak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjeme]

Verb

jeme

first-person plural present of jesť

Spanish

Alternative forms

geme

Etymology

From Latin sēmis (“a half, a half-as”), from sēmi- (“half”) + as (“unit, Roman penny”), from forming half of the pie, the Spanish foot.

Noun

jeme m (plural jemes)

The distance from the tips of the thumb and index finger when fully outstretched as an informal unit of length
(historical) Synonym of sesma, a half-foot, a traditional Spanish unit of length

Further reading

“jeme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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