See also: ORM and O/RM

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orm

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

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Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /oːˀrm/, [ˈoɐ̯ˀm]

Noun edit

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

  1. worm
  2. grub
  3. maggot

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Irish edit

Etymology edit

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

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Pronoun edit

orm (emphatic ormsa)

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

References edit

  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, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 299
  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

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Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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

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Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔɾɔm/
  • (Lewis, Sutherland) IPA(key): /ˈaɾam/

Pronoun edit

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 edit

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

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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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  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊrm/

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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

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Declension of orm 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative orm ormen ormar ormarna
Genitive orms ormens ormars ormarnas

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