herm
See also: Herm
English
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m
Etymology 1
editFrom Hermes.
Noun
editherm (plural herms)
- A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.[1]
Synonyms
edit- (rectangular pillar): herma
Translations
editrectangular pillar
Etymology 2
editFrom hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.[2]
Adjective
editherm (not comparable)
Noun
editherm (plural herms)
- (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.