charme

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See also: Charme and charmé

English

Noun

charme (countable and uncountable, plural charmes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of charm.

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

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

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/
  • charme:(file)
  • Hyphenation: char‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɑrmə

Noun

charme m (plural charmes)

  1. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen, carminis (“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

Verb

charme

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

Etymology 2

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

Anagrams

Further reading

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃarm/, (careful style) */ˈʃaʀm/[1]
  • Rhymes: -arm
  • Hyphenation: charme

Noun

charme m (invariable)

  1. a charm (quality)

References

  1. ^ charme in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French charme, from Latin carmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

charme (plural charmes)

  1. A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a charm.
  2. Enchantment; the result of a charm.
Descendants
  • English: charm
  • Scots: chairm
References

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

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

  • Hyphenation: char‧me

Noun

charme m (plural charmes)

  1. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)
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