orm
Translingual
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, cognate with English worm, German Wurm. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis, which is also the source of Latin vermis (“worm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oːˀrm/, [ˈoɐ̯ˀm]
Declension
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (stressed) /ˈɔɾˠəmˠ/, (unstressed) /əɾˠmˠ/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈʌɾˠəmˠ/
Pronoun
orm (emphatic ormsa)
Further reading
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. I, p. 196.
- Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 299.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 45
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ormr (“snake, worm”), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to burn”).
Synonyms
- slange (snake)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Akin to English worm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔrm/
Synonyms
- slange (snake)
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔɾəm/
Pronoun
orm
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ormber (“snake, vermin, ringworm”), from Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis, *wrmo- (“serpent, scorpion, maggot, worm”), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn”). Akin to English worm, wyrm. Doublet of vurm.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈʊrm/
Declension
Declension of orm | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | orm | ormen | ormar | ormarna |
Genitive | orms | ormens | ormars | ormarnas |
Derived terms
- huggorm
- ormbett
- ormbunke
- ormgift
- ormskinn
- ormslå
- ormsten
- ormtjusare
- ormödla
- ringorm
- skallerorm
Further reading
- orm in Svensk ordbok.