varm

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See also: värm

Cimbrian

Noun

varm

  1. plural of varbe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish warm, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).

Adjective

varm

  1. warm, hot

Inflection

Inflection of varm
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular varm varmere varmest2
Indefinite neuter singular varmt varmere varmest2
Plural varme varmere varmest2
Definite attributive1 varme varmere varmeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).

Adjective

varm (neuter singular varmt, definite singular and plural varme, comparative varmere, indefinite superlative varmest, definite superlative varmeste)

  1. warm, hot
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

varm

  1. imperative of varme

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varmr. Akin to English warm.

Pronunciation

Adjective

varm (neuter singular varmt, definite singular and plural varme, comparative varmare, indefinite superlative varmast, definite superlative varmaste)

  1. hot, warm
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

varm

  1. imperative of varme

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish varmber, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /varm/
  • audio (Gotland)(file)
  • Rhymes: -arm

Adjective

varm (comparative varmare, superlative varmast)

  1. warm, (sometimes, idiomatically) hot
    1. (idiomatic) hot (of food)
      Maten serveras varm
      The food is served hot
    2. (idiomatic) hot (of weather)
  2. warm, caring
    ett varmt mottagande
    a warm reception

Usage notes

  • Hot (as opposed to (too) cold) food is idiomatically varm (“warm”) rather than het (“hot”) in Swedish. Calling food het (“hot”) implies that it is very hot (perhaps too hot).
  • Similarly, hot weather is usually "varmt väder", with "hett väder" implying extremely hot weather.

Declension

Inflection of varm
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular varm varmare varmast
Neuter singular varmt varmare varmast
Plural varma varmare varmast
Masculine plural3 varme varmare varmast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 varme varmare varmaste
All varma varmare varmaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

  • het (“hot”)

References

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