orm

See also: ORM and O/RM

Translingual

Symbol

orm

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

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Oromo terms

Danish

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orm

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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

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

1. worm
2. grub
3. maggot

Declension

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

Declension of orm

Derived terms

• regnorm (“earthworm”)

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌɾˠəmˠ/^[1]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): (stressed) /ˈɔɾˠəmˠ/;^[2][3][4] (unstressed) /(ə)ɾˠmˠ/^[3]

Pronoun

orm (emphatic ormsa)

1. first-person singular of ar: on me

   Tá ocras orm.

   I’m hungry.

   (literally, “Hunger is upon me.)”)

References

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 [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 299
3. 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

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

orm

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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): /ˈɔˌɾɔm/^[1]
• (Lewis, Sutherland) IPA^(key): [ˈa˧˥ˌɾam˦˥]^[2]

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	orm	ormsa
	2nd	ort	ortsa
	3rd m	air	airsan
	3rd f	oirre	oirrese
Plural	1st	oirnn	oirnne
	2nd	oirbh	oirbhse
	3rd	orra	orrasan

References

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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orm

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ormar

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊrm/

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Noun

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

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

Declension of orm

Derived terms

• huggorm
• lindorm
• ormbett
• ormbunke
• ormgift
• ormskinn
• ormslå
• ormsten
• ormtjusare
• ormödla
• pytonorm
• ringorm
• skallerorm

 

References

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

Anagrams

• Rom, mor, rom