olm
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English [edit]
Noun [edit]
- a cave-dwelling amphibian, Proteus anguinus of the genus Proteus, having external gills; it is found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro
Translations [edit]
Proteus anguinus
|
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔlm
Noun [edit]
olm m (plural olmen, diminutive olmpje)
Anagrams [edit]
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse olmr
Adjective [edit]
olm (masculine olm; feminine olm; neuter olmt; plural olme; comparative olmere; superlative olmest)
Usage notes [edit]
Not very commonly used. Mostly it appears idiomatically in the terms olm som en okse (“furious like a bull”) and et olmt blikk (“glower”)
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- olme (rare, dialectal)
- olm som en okse
- olmt blikk
References [edit]
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Unknown. Probably related to adulmeca, and possibly urmă. One theory is a Latin root *olmen, ultimately from oleō.
