charme

See also: Charme and charmé

English

Noun

charme (countable and uncountable, plural charmes)

1. Obsolete spelling of charm.

Anagrams

• Marche, macher

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɕɑːmə]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French charme, from Latin carmen (“song”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).

Noun

charme c (singular definite charmen, plural indefinite charmer)

1. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

Declension

Declension of charme

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	charme	charmen	charmer	charmerne
genitive	charmes	charmens	charmers	charmernes

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun, probably after English charm.

Verb

charme (imperative charm, infinitive at charme, present tense charmer, past tense charmede, perfect tense har charmet)

1. to charm (seduce, entrance or fascinate)

Conjugation

Conjugation of charme

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	charme	charmes
Present tense	charmer	charmes
Past tense	charmede	charmedes
Imperative	charm	-
Participle
Present	charmende
Past	charmet
Gerund	charmen

Synonyms

• charmere

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French charme (“charm”), from Middle French charme (“spell; charm”), from Old French charme (“spell”), from Latin carmen (“song; incantation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑr.mə/

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• Hyphenation: char‧me
• Rhymes: -ɑrmə

Noun

charme m (plural charmes)

1. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

Derived terms

• charmezanger

Related terms

• charmant
• charmeren
• charmeur

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁm/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carminem (“song, recitement, incantation”).

Noun

charme m (plural charmes)

1. charm, attractive quality
2. enchantment; originally, magical incantation
3. glamour (alluring beauty or charm, often with sex appeal)

   mannequin de charme; photos de charme

Derived terms

• se porter comme un charme

Related terms

• charmant(e)
• charmer (verb)
• charmeur m
• charmeuse f

Verb

charme

1. inflection of charmer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French, from Latin carpinus, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).

Noun

charme m (plural charmes)

1. (botany) Trees of genus Carpinus (hornbeam), of the Betulaceae family

Derived terms

• charme commun
• charmoie (its wood)

 

Further reading

• “charme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• mâcher
• marche, Marche, marché

Italian

Alternative forms

• sciarm

Etymology

Borrowed from French charme, from Latin carmen (“song, recitement, incantation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃarm/, (careful style) ^*/ˈʃaʀm/
• Rhymes: -arm
• Hyphenation: charme

Noun

charme m (invariable)

1. a charm (quality)

Anagrams

• Marche, marche

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French charme, from Latin carmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃarm(ə)/

Noun

charme (plural charmes)

1. A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a charm.
2. Enchantment; the result of a charm.

Related terms

• charmen
• charmer
• charmynge

Descendants

• English: charm
• Scots: chairm

References

• “charme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.

Etymology 2

Verb

charme

1. Alternative form of charmen

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen (“song, recitement, incantation”).

Noun

charme m (plural charmes)

1. (Jersey) spell

Synonyms

• chorchéthon

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

charme m (definite singular charmen, indefinite plural charmer, definite plural charmene)

1. form removed by a 1991 spelling decision; superseded by sjarm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

charme m (definite singular charmen, indefinite plural charmar, definite plural charmane)

1. (pre-1991) alternative form of sjarm

Old French

Noun

charme oblique singular, m (oblique plural charmes, nominative singular charmes, nominative plural charme)

1. enchantment; magic spell

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʁ.mi/ [ˈʃaɦ.mi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʁ.mi/ [ˈʃaɦ.mi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾ.mi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʁ.mi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɻ.me/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾ.mɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾ.mɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾ.mɨ/

• Hyphenation: char‧me

Noun

charme m (plural charmes)

1. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)