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German
Etymology
From Middle High German gederme, from Old High German gidermi, from Proto-Germanic *gaþarmiją, collective of *þarmaz, whence German Darm.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gedärm n (strong, genitive Gedärmes or Gedärms, plural Gedärme)
- the whole of an organism's intestines, guts, insides
1914, Artur Landsberger, “A. S. Rabinowicz: Der Rabbi im Kerker”, in David Rothblum, transl., Das Ghettobuch:Die Trauer verschlang ihn wie eine schwere Flut, in der sich seine Seele verfing wie Jonas im Gedärm des Walfisches.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- Though already a collective, the word is predominantly used in the plural.
- Gedärm(e) has a somewhat coarse or intensive tone to it. One context in which it is often used is that of visible intestines (as e.g. in a slain soldier).
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