orm

See also: ORM and O/RM

Translingual

Symbol

orm

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

Danish

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/, [ˈoɐ̯ˀm]

Noun

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  1. worm
  2. grub
  3. maggot

Declension

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Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (stressed) /ˈɔɾˠəmˠ/, (unstressed) /əɾˠmˠ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈʌɾˠəmˠ/

Pronoun

orm (emphatic ormsa)

  1. first-person singular of ar: on me
    Tá ocras orm.
    I’m hungry.
    (literally, “Hunger is upon me.)”)

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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

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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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) 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

Personal inflection of air
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) ormsa
2nd ort ortsa
3rd m air airsan
3rd f oirre oirrese
Plural 1st oirnn oirnne
2nd oirbh oirbhse
3rd orra orrasan

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

  • (file)
  • 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

Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) ormen ormar ormarna
Genitive orms ormens ormars ormarnas

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