orm

See also: ORM and O/RM

Translingual

Symbol

orm

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Oromo.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, cognate with English worm, German Wurm. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis, which is also the source of Latin vermis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːˀrm/, [ˈoɐ̯ˀm]

Noun

orm c (singular definite ormen, plural indefinite orme or orm)

1. worm
2. grub
3. maggot

Declension

Declension of orm

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orm	ormen	orme orm	ormene
genitive	orms	ormens	ormes orms	ormenes

Derived terms

• regnorm (“earthworm”)

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Scottish Gaelic orm and Manx orrym.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌɾˠəmˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): (stressed) /ˈɔɾˠəmˠ/; (unstressed) /(ə)ɾˠmˠ/

Pronoun

orm (emphatic ormsa)

1. first-person singular of ar: on me

   Tá ocras orm.

   I’m hungry.

   (literally, “Hunger is upon me.)”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr (“snake, worm”), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to burn”).

Noun

orm m (definite singular ormen, indefinite plural ormer, definite plural ormene)

1. a snake

   Synonym: slange

2. a worm

   Synonym: mark

Derived terms

• hoggorm
• hudorm
• rundorm
• sjøorm

References

• “orm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Akin to English worm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrm/

Noun

orm m (definite singular ormen, indefinite plural ormar, definite plural ormane)

1. a snake

   Synonym: slange

2. a worm (e.g. an earthworm or a tapeworm)

   Synonyms: mark, makk

3. (folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness
4. (folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature

Derived terms

• bendelorm
• hoggorm
• hudorm
• linnorm
• ormekonge
• rundorm
• sjøorm

References

• “orm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Irish orm and Manx orrym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾɔm/
• (Lewis, Sutherland) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾam/

Pronoun

orm

1. first-person singular of air: on me

   Tha an t-acras mòr orm. ― I am very hungry. (literally, “The hunger is great on me.”)

Inflection

Personal inflection of air
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	orm	ormsa
	2nd	ort	ortsa
	3rd m	air	airsan
	3rd f	oirre	oirrese
Plural	1st	oirnn	oirnne
	2nd	oirbh	oirbhse
	3rd	orra	orrasan

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ormber (“snake, vermin, ringworm”), from Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis, *wrmo- (“serpent, scorpion, maggot, worm”), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn”). Akin to English worm, wyrm. Doublet of vurm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊrm/

• Audio:

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Noun

orm c

1. (zoology) snake; a legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes
2. (dialectal) an earthworm

   Synonym: mask

3. (dialectal) a larva

   Synonym: larv

4. (folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness
5. (folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature

Declension

Declension of orm
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	orm	ormen	ormar	ormarna
Genitive	orms	ormens	ormars	ormarnas

Derived terms

• huggorm
• lindorm
• ormbett
• ormbunke
• ormgift
• ormskinn
• ormslå
• ormsten
• ormtjusare
• ormödla
• pytonorm
• ringorm
• skallerorm

 

References

• orm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• orm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Rom, mor, rom