vermina
See also: Vermina
Italian edit
Verb edit
vermina
- inflection of verminare:
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
On the surface appears to be the same root as vermis (“worm”) + -men, but de Vaan believes this is a folk-etymological association and that it derives from the root of vergō (“to turn”), pointing to Proto-Italic *wergmen.[1] (Note the parallel historical semantics of tormina).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯er.mi.na/, [ˈu̯ɛrmɪnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈver.mi.na/, [ˈvɛrminä]
Noun edit
vermina n pl (genitive verminum); third declension
- the gripes, bellyache, stomachache
- Synonym: tormina
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | vermina |
| Genitive | verminum |
| Dative | verminibus |
| Accusative | vermina |
| Ablative | verminibus |
| Vocative | vermina |
References edit
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vergō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 665
- vermina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- vermina in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “vermina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
vermina f (plural verminas)
- vermin (creatures, people or thing that cause harm and annoyance)