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storm

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English storm, from Old English storm (“a storm, tempest; a storm of arrows; disturbance, disquiet; uproar, tumult; rush, onrush, attack, violent attack”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (“storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). Cognate with Scots storm (“storm”), West Frisian stoarm (“storm”), Dutch storm (“storm”), Low German storm (“storm”), German Sturm (“storm”), Danish storm (“storm”), Swedish storm (“storm”), Norwegian Bokmål storm (“storm”), Norwegian Nynorsk storm (“storm”), Icelandic stormur (“storm”). Related to stir.

NounEdit

storm (plural storms)

  1. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
    • Shakespeare
      We hear this fearful tempest sing, / Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm.
    • 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 100, number 1, page 70:
      Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
  2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
    The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
    • Shakespeare
      Her sister / Began to scold and raise up such a storm.
  3. (meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
  4. (military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
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Terms derived from storm (noun)
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DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English stormen, sturmen, from Old English styrman (“to storm, rage; make a great noise, cry aloud, shout”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (“to storm”). Cognate with Dutch stormen (“to storm; bluster”), Low German stormen (“to storm”), German stürmen (“to storm; rage; attack; assault”), Swedish storma (“to storm; bluster”), Icelandic storma (“to storm”).

VerbEdit

storm (third-person singular simple present storms, present participle storming, simple past and past participle stormed)

  1. (intransitive, with adverbial of direction) To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
    She stormed out of the room.
  2. (intransitive) To rage or fume; to be in a violent temper.
    • Jonathan Swift
      The master storms, the lady scolds.
  3. (transitive) To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces.
    Troops stormed the complex.
    • 1750, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music), “'Theodora'”‎[2]:
      No engine can a tyrant find, to storm the truth-supported mind.
  4. (impersonal) To have the weather be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
    It stormed throughout the night.

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AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch storm.

NounEdit

storm (plural storms)

  1. storm

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse stormr (“storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

NounEdit

storm c (singular definite stormen, plural indefinite storme)

  1. storm

InflectionEdit

Declension of storm
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative storm stormen storme stormene
genitive storms stormens stormes stormenes

VerbEdit

storm

  1. imperative of storme

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch storm, from Old Dutch *storm, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz.

NounEdit

storm m (plural stormen, diminutive stormpje n)

  1. storm; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane.
  2. (of sieges or battles) assault, storming
    Synonym: bestorming
Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the main entry.

VerbEdit

storm

  1. first-person singular present indicative of stormen
  2. imperative of stormen

AnagramsEdit

IcelandicEdit

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch *storm, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz.

NounEdit

storm m

  1. storm, violent weather
  2. storm, heavy wind
  3. storm, assault

InflectionEdit

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DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “storm (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “storm”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle EnglishEdit

 
storm

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old English storm, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

storm (plural stormes)

  1. A storm; an instance of intense wind and precipitation (including a snowstorm)
  2. An armed dispute, brawl or fight; an instance of combativeness.
  3. (rare) Any intense event, happening, or force.

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

NounEdit

storm m (definite singular stormen, indefinite plural stormer, definite plural stormene)

  1. a storm
    En kraftig storm er venta seinere i dag.
    A strong storm is expected to hit later today.
    en storm i et vannglass - a storm in a teacup (British)
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from storm
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

storm

  1. imperative of storme

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). Akin to English storm.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

storm m (definite singular stormen, indefinite plural stormar, definite plural stormane)

  1. storm (a very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane)
    Ein kraftig storm er venta seinare i dag.
    A strong storm is expected to hit later today.

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from storm

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Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, whence also Old Saxon storm, Old High German sturm, Old Norse stormr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

storm m

  1. storm

DeclensionEdit

Declension of storm (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative storm stormas
accusative storm stormas
genitive stormes storma
dative storme stormum

DescendantsEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish stormber, from Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /stɔrm/
  • Audio (Phrase including indefinite article: en storm, literally 'a storm'. Female speaker from Gotland, Sweden.)
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NounEdit

storm c

  1. storm; heavy winds or weather associated with storm winds.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of storm 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative storm stormen stormar stormarna
Genitive storms stormens stormars stormarnas

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