See also: värm

Cimbrian

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Noun

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varm

  1. plural of varbe

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish warm, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (warm, hot) or alternatively *wer- (to burn).

Adjective

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varm

  1. warm, hot

Inflection

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Inflection of varm
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular varm varmere varmest2
indefinite neuter singular varmt varmere varmest2
plural varme varmere varmest2
definite attributive1 varme varmere varmeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (warm, hot) or alternatively *wer- (to burn).

Adjective

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varm (neuter singular varmt, definite singular and plural varme, comparative varmere, indefinite superlative varmest, definite superlative varmeste)

  1. warm, hot
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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varm

  1. imperative of varme

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse varmr. Akin to English warm.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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varm (neuter singular varmt, definite singular and plural varme, comparative varmare, indefinite superlative varmast, definite superlative varmaste)

  1. hot, warm
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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varm

  1. imperative of varme

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish varmber, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (warm, hot) or alternatively *wer- (to burn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /varm/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -arm

Adjective

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varm (comparative varmare, superlative varmast)

  1. warm, (sometimes, idiomatically) hot
    1. (idiomatic) hot (of food)
      Maten serveras varm
      The food is served hot
    2. (idiomatic) hot (of weather)
  2. warm, caring
    ett varmt mottagande
    a warm reception

Usage notes

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  • Hot (as opposed to (too) cold) food is idiomatically varm (warm) rather than het (hot) in Swedish. Calling food het (hot) implies that it is very hot (perhaps too hot).
  • Similarly, hot weather is usually "varmt väder", with "hett väder" implying extremely hot weather.

Declension

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Inflection of varm
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular varm varmare varmast
neuter singular varmt varmare varmast
plural varma varmare varmast
masculine plural2 varme varmare varmast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 varme varmare varmaste
all varma varmare varmaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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See also

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  • het (hot)

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