charme
English edit
Noun edit
charme (countable and uncountable, plural charmes)
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Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French charme, from Latin carmen (“song”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).
Noun edit
charme c (singular definite charmen, plural indefinite charmer)
- charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | charme | charmen | charmer | charmerne |
genitive | charmes | charmens | charmers | charmernes |
Etymology 2 edit
Derived from the noun, probably after English charm.
Verb edit
charme (imperative charm, infinitive at charme, present tense charmer, past tense charmede, perfect tense har charmet)
- to charm (seduce, entrance or fascinate)
Conjugation edit
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French charme (“charm”), from Middle French charme (“spell; charm”), from Old French charme (“spell”), from Latin carmen (“song; incantation”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
charme m (plural charmes)
- charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carminem (“song, recitement, incantation”).
Noun edit
charme m (plural charmes)
- charm, attractive quality
- enchantment; originally, magical incantation
- glamour (alluring beauty or charm, often with sex appeal)
- mannequin de charme; photos de charme
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Related terms edit
- charmant(e)
- charmer (verb)
- charmeur m
- charmeuse f
Verb edit
charme
- inflection of charmer:
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old French, from Latin carpinus, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).
Noun edit
charme m (plural charmes)
- (botany) Trees of genus Carpinus (hornbeam), of the Betulaceae family
Derived terms edit
- charme commun
- charmoie (its wood)
Further reading edit
- “charme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French charme, from Latin carmen (“song, recitement, incantation”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
charme m (invariable)
- a charm (quality)
References edit
- ^ charme in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old French charme, from Latin carmen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
charme (plural charmes)
- A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a charm.
- Enchantment; the result of a charm.
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “charme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
charme
- Alternative form of charmen
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen (“song, recitement, incantation”).
Noun edit
charme m (plural charmes)
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
charme m (definite singular charmen, indefinite plural charmer, definite plural charmene)
- form removed by a 1991 spelling decision; superseded by sjarm
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
charme m (definite singular charmen, indefinite plural charmar, definite plural charmane)
Old French edit
Noun edit
charme oblique singular, m (oblique plural charmes, nominative singular charmes, nominative plural charme)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: char‧me
Noun edit
charme m (plural charmes)
- charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)