See also: Wurm

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch wurm.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

wurm (plural wurms, diminutive wurmpie)

  1. worm

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋʏrm/, /ˈʋʏ.rəm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wurm

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

wurm m (plural wurmen, diminutive wurmpje n)

  1. Alternative form of worm.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

wurm

  1. inflection of wurmen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle English edit

Noun edit

wurm

  1. Alternative form of worm

Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

wurm m

  1. snake
  2. worm; grub; maggot

References edit

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

wurm m

  1. a serpent or snake
  2. a creeping insect, maggot, grub, or worm

Declension edit


Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: worm
    • Low German:
      German Low German: Worm
    • Plautdietsch: Worm

Yimas edit

Noun edit

wurm

  1. flute

References edit

  • William A. Foley, The Yimas Language of New Guinea (1991, →ISBN)