orm

Translingual

Symbol

orm

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Oromo.

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

orm

Wikipedia ^da

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/,

Noun

orm c (singular definite ormen, plural indefinite orme or orm)

1. worm
2. grub
3. maggot

Declension

Derived terms

• regnorm (“earthworm”)

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Scottish Gaelic orm and Manx orrym.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌɾˠəmˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): (stressed) /ˈɔɾˠəmˠ/; (unstressed) /(ə)ɾˠmˠ/

Pronoun

orm (emphatic ormsa)

1. first-person singular of ar: on me

   Tá ocras orm.

   I’m hungry.

   (literally, “Hunger is upon me.)”)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

orm

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr (“snake, worm”), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to burn”).

Noun

orm m (definite singular ormen, indefinite plural ormer, definite plural ormene)

1. a snake

   Synonym: slange

2. a worm

   Synonym: mark

Derived terms

• hoggorm
• hudorm
• rundorm
• sjøorm

References

• “orm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Akin to English worm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrm/

Noun

orm m (definite singular ormen, indefinite plural ormar, definite plural ormane)

1. a snake

   Synonym: slange

2. a worm (e.g. an earthworm or a tapeworm)

   Synonyms: mark, makk

3. (folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness
4. (folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature

Derived terms

• bendelorm
• hoggorm
• hudorm
• linnorm
• ormekonge
• rundorm
• sjøorm

References

• “orm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Irish orm and Manx orrym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾɔm/
• (Lewis, Sutherland) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾam/

Pronoun

orm

1. first-person singular of air: on me

   Tha an t-acras mòr orm. ― I am very hungry. (literally, “The hunger is great on me.”)

Inflection

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

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʊrm/

Noun

orm c

1. (zoology) snake; a legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes
2. (dialectal) an earthworm

   Synonym: mask

3. (dialectal) a larva

   Synonym: larv

4. (folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness
5. (folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature

Declension

Derived terms

References

• orm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• orm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Rom, mor, rom