wurm

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wurm.

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Noun

wurm (plural wurms, diminutive wurmpie)

  1. worm

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋʏrm/, /ˈʋʏ.rəm/
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  • Hyphenation: wurm

Etymology 1

Noun

wurm m (plural wurmen, diminutive wurmpje n)

  1. Alternative form of worm.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wurm

  1. inflection of wurmen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle English

Noun

wurm

  1. Alternative form of worm

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.

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Noun

wurm m

  1. snake
  2. worm; grub; maggot

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

wurm m

  1. a serpent or snake
  2. a creeping insect, maggot, grub, or worm

Declension

Declension of wurm (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative wurm wurmos
accusative wurm wurmos
genitive wurmes wurmō
dative wurme wurmum
instrumental — —


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: worm
    • Low German:
      German Low German: Worm
    • Plautdietsch: Worm

Yimas

Noun

wurm

  1. flute

References

  • William A. Foley, The Yimas Language of New Guinea (1991, →ISBN)
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