vermis

English

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Etymology

From Latin vermis (“worm”).

Noun

vermis

1. (anatomy) A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.

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Verb

vermis

1. first-person singular present indicative of vermissen
2. imperative of vermissen

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Latin

vermis (a worm)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognates include Ancient Greek ῥόμος (rhomos) and Old English wyrm (English worm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwer.mis/

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Noun

vermis (genitive vermis); m, third declension

1. A worm

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vermis	vermēs
genitive	vermis	vermium
dative	vermī	vermibus
accusative	vermem	vermēs 1
ablative	verme	vermibus
vocative	vermis	vermēs

¹ May also be vermīs.

Derived terms

• vermiculus

Related terms

vermiculātē vermiculātiō vermiculātus vermiculor vermiculōsus

vermifluus vermina verminātiō verminō verminōsus

Descendants

Aromanian: yermu Catalan: verm English: vermin, vermis Esperanto: vermo French: ver Friulian: vier Galician: verme

Italian: verme Occitan: vèrm Portuguese: verme Romanian: vierme Romansch: verm Sicilian: vemmu, vermi Spanish: verme