ormur

See also: Ormur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

Noun

ormur m (genitive singular orms, plural ormar)

1. serpent, snake
2. worm
3. caterpillar
4. (folklore, mythology) dragon

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ormur	ormurin	ormar	ormarnir
accusative	orm	ormin	ormar	ormarnar
dative	ormi	orminum	ormum	ormunum
genitive	orms	ormsins	orma	ormanna

Synonyms

• slanga
• maðkur
• ormvera
• dreki

Derived terms

• brilluormur
• eiturormur
• glintormur
• kyrkingarormur

Further reading

"ormur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔrmʏr
• Homophone: Ormur

Noun

ormur m (genitive singular orms, nominative plural ormar)

1. worm (e.g. earthworm)
2. (folklore, mythology) serpent, snake

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ormur	ormurinn	ormar	ormarnir
accusative	orm	orminn	orma	ormana
dative	ormi	orminum	ormum	ormunum
genitive	orms	ormsins	orma	ormanna

Declension of ormur (masculine)

Derived terms

• blóðormur