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English
Noun
charme (countable and uncountable, plural charmes)
- Obsolete spelling of charm.
Anagrams
Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Latin carpinus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃarm/
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- (Troyen, Langrois) hornbeam
References
- Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
- Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French charme, from Latin carmen (“song”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).
Noun
charme c (singular definite charmen, plural indefinite charmer)
- charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)
Declension
Etymology 2
Derived from the noun, probably after English charm.
Verb
charme (imperative charm, infinitive at charme, present tense charmer, past tense charmede, perfect tense har charmet)
- to charm (seduce, entrance or fascinate)
Conjugation
Synonyms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French charme (“charm”), from Middle French charme (“spell; charm”), from Old French charme (“spell”), from Latin carmen (“song; incantation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carminem (“song, recitement, incantation”).
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- charm, attractive quality
- enchantment; originally, magical incantation
- glamour (alluring beauty or charm, often with sex appeal)
- mannequin de charme; photos de charme
Derived terms
Verb
charme
- inflection of charmer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old French, from Latin carpinus, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- (botany) Trees of genus Carpinus (hornbeam), of the Betulaceae family
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French charme, from Latin carmen (“song, recitement, incantation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈʃarm(ə)/, (careful style) */ˈʃaʀm(ə)/[1]
- Rhymes: -arm
- Hyphenation: charme
Noun
charme m (invariable)
- a charm (quality)
References
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French charme, from Latin carmen.
Pronunciation
Noun
charme (plural charmes)
- A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a charm.
- Enchantment; the result of a charm.
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Verb
charme
- Alternative form of charmen
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen (“song, recitement, incantation”).
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- (Jersey) spell
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
charme m (definite singular charmen, indefinite plural charmer, definite plural charmene)
- form removed by a 1991 spelling decision; superseded by sjarm
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
charme m (definite singular charmen, indefinite plural charmar, definite plural charmane)
- (pre-1991) alternative form of sjarm
Old French
Noun
charme oblique singular, m (oblique plural charmes, nominative singular charmes, nominative plural charme)
- enchantment; magic spell
Descendants
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)