herm

See also: Herm

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Etymology 1

From Hermes.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.

Synonyms

• (rectangular pillar): herma

Translations

rectangular pillar

• Catalan: herma (ca) m
• French: hermès (fr) m
• Italian: erma (it) f
• Ukrainian: ге́рма (hérma)

Etymology 2

From hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.

Adjective

herm (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

1. (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.

Anagrams

• Mehr, Rehm, Rhem