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orm

See also: ORM, and O/RM

Translingual

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Symbol

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orm

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

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Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /oːˀrm/, [ˈoɐ̯ˀm]

Noun

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

  1. worm
  2. grub
  3. maggot

Declension

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Declension of orm
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative orm ormen orme
orm 		ormene
genitive orms ormens ormes
orms 		ormenes

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Irish

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Etymology

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

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Pronoun

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orm (emphatic ormsa)

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

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, section 299, page 141
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 196
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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

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Pronoun

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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

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Personal inflection of air
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st orm ormsa
2nd ort ortsa
3rd m air airsan
3rd f oirre oirrese
Plural 1st oirnn oirnne
2nd oirbh oirbhse
3rd orra orrasan

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  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Swedish

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ormar

Etymology

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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.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊrm/
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Noun

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orm c

  1. (zoology) snake; a legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes
    Ormen slingrade fram till mig och väste
    The snake slithered up to me and hissed
    en giftorm
    a venomous snake
    Ormar har fjäll och kluven tunga
    Snakes have scales and a forked [split] tongue
    Många ormar har huggtänder
    Many snakes have fangs
  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

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Declension of orm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite orm orms
definite ormen ormens
plural indefinite ormar ormars
definite ormarna ormarnas

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