berme
English edit
Noun edit
berme (plural bermes)
- Alternative spelling of berm
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Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berme inan or anim
Declension edit
Declension of berme (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
Derived terms edit
- bermatu (“to guarantee”)
- berme-emaile
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German werme, from Old High German warmī, equivalent to barm + -e. Cognate with German Wärme.
Noun edit
berme m
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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berme
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
berme f (plural bermes)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “berme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English beorma, from Proto-West Germanic *bermō.
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Noun edit
berme (uncountable)
- The head of foam present in beer that is aging.
- barm (froth used for fermented and leavened food)
- yeast (fungus that produces barm)
- (rare) The head of foam present in a glass of beer.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “berm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
berme
- Alternative form of barm (“belly, chest”)