þarmur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þarmr, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz; whence Danish tarm. Cognate with German Darm, obsolete English tharms (“twisted guts”).[1] Compare Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “hole”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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þarmur m (genitive singular þarms, nominative plural þarmar)

  1. (anatomy) intestine, gut

Declension

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declension of þarmur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þarmur þarmurinn þarmar þarmarnir
accusative þarm þarminn þarma þarmana
dative þarmi þarminum þörmum þörmunum
genitive þarms þarmsins þarma þarmanna

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ “tharms”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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