storm
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)twerH- (“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)
- Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
- The boat was torn to pieces in the storm, and nobody survived.
- 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i]:
- 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.
- A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
- The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
- c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene i]:
- Her sister / Began to scold and raise up such a storm.
- (meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
- (military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
HyponymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:storm
Coordinate termsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- any port in a storm
- barnstorm
- bestorm
- blamestorm
- blatherstorm
- boot storm
- brainstorm
- bug storm
- buzzstorm
- calm before the storm
- crapstorm
- cytokine storm
- Desert Storm syndrome
- duststorm
- earthquake storm
- earthstorm
- electrical storm
- eye of the storm
- fart in a windstorm
- firestorm
- hail storm
- hundred-year storm
- ice storm
- ion storm
- leafstorm
- megastorm
- midstorm
- one-hundred-year storm
- pawn storm
- perfect storm
- poststorm
- prestorm
- quiet storm
- rainstorm
- sandstorm
- seastorm
- shitstorm
- silver storm
- snowstorm
- stormbound
- storm cellar
- storm chaser
- stormcloud
- stormcock
- storm door
- storm drain
- stormfinch
- stormflow
- stormfront
- stormful
- stormglass
- storm in a tea-kettle
- storm jib
- Storm Lake
- stormless
- stormlessness
- stormlike
- storm match
- stormpath
- storm petrel
- stormproof
- storm-ridden
- storm sewer
- storm-stayed
- storm surge
- storm tide
- stormtossed
- stormtrack
- stormtrooper
- stormwater
- stormwind
- storm window
- stormworthy
- storm-wracked
- stormy
- substorm
- superstorm
- take by storm
- thunderstorm
- tropical storm
- tweetstorm
- Twitterstorm
- up a storm
- weather the storm
- Wilson's storm petrel
- windstorm
- winter storm
DescendantsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
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)
- (impersonal) (weather it) be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
- It stormed throughout the night.
- (intransitive) (figuratively) rage or fume; be in a violent temper.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, Directions to Servants
- The master storms, the lady scolds.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, Directions to Servants
- (intransitive, with adverbial of direction) move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
- She stormed out of the room.
- (transitive) [army; crowd, rioters] assault (a significant building) with the aim to gain power over it.
- Troops stormed the complex.
- the storming of the Bastille
- (transitive) (rare, poetic) to assault, gain power over (heart, mind+).
- 1750, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music), “'Theodora'”[2]:
- No engine can a tyrant find, to storm the truth-supported mind.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Further readingEdit
- storm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Beaufort scale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Storm in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
storm (plural storms)
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)
InflectionEdit
VerbEdit
storm
- 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)
- storm; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane.
- (of sieges or battles) assault, storming
- Synonym: bestorming
Usage notesEdit
Unlike English storm, the Dutch word is not associated with rainfall. A storm may, of course, be accompanied by rainfall, but the word as such refers only to strong winds.
Derived termsEdit
- stormen
- stormachtig
- stormvloed
- stormweer
- stormwind
- beeldenstorm
- hagelstorm
- regenstorm
- sneeuwstorm
- wervelstorm
- zandstorm
- zeestorm
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: storm
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
storm
AnagramsEdit
IcelandicEdit
NounEdit
storm
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *storm, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz.
NounEdit
storm m
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “storm (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “storm”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old English storm, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
storm (plural stormes)
- A storm; an instance of intense wind and precipitation (including a snowstorm)
- An armed dispute, brawl or fight; an instance of combativeness.
- (rare) Any intense event, happening, or force.
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “storm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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)
- 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
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
storm
- imperative of storme
ReferencesEdit
- “storm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
- 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
ReferencesEdit
- “storm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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
DeclensionEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Middle English: storm
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.) (file)
NounEdit
storm c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of storm | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | storm | stormen | stormar | stormarna |
Genitive | storms | stormens | stormars | stormarnas |