berme

See also: Berme and bèrme

English

Noun

berme (plural bermes)

1. Alternative spelling of berm.

Anagrams

• EBMer, Ember, breme, ember

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /berme/ [ber.me]
• Rhymes: -erme, -e
• Hyphenation: ber‧me

Noun

berme inan or anim

1. guarantor
2. guarantee, bail

Declension

Declension of berme (anim/inan V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		berme	bermea	bermeak	bermeok
ergative		bermek	bermeak	bermeek	bermeok
dative		bermeri	bermeari	bermeei	bermeoi
genitive		bermeren	bermearen	bermeen	bermeon
comitative		bermerekin	bermearekin	bermeekin	bermeokin
causative		bermerengatik	bermearengatik	bermeengatik	bermeongatik
benefactive		bermerentzat	bermearentzat	bermeentzat	bermeontzat
instrumental		bermez	bermeaz	bermeez	bermeotaz
innesive	anim.	bermerengan	bermearengan	bermeengan	bermeongan
	inan.	bermetan	bermean	bermeetan	bermeotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	bermetako	bermeko	bermeetako	bermeotako
allative	anim.	bermerengana	bermearengana	bermeengana	bermeongana
	inan.	bermetara	bermera	bermeetara	bermeotara
terminative	anim.	bermerenganaino	bermearenganaino	bermeenganaino	bermeonganaino
	inan.	bermetaraino	bermeraino	bermeetaraino	bermeotaraino
directive	anim.	bermerenganantz	bermearenganantz	bermeenganantz	bermeonganantz
	inan.	bermetarantz	bermerantz	bermeetarantz	bermeotarantz
destinative	anim.	bermerenganako	bermearenganako	bermeenganako	bermeonganako
	inan.	bermetarako	bermerako	bermeetarako	bermeotarako
ablative	anim.	bermerengandik	bermearengandik	bermeengandik	bermeongandik
	inan.	bermetatik	bermetik	bermeetatik	bermeotatik
partitive		bermerik	—	—	—
prolative		bermetzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• bermatu (“to guarantee”)
• berme-emaile

Further reading

• “berme”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “berme”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèrme (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German werme, from Old High German warmī, equivalent to barm +‎ -e. Cognate with German Wärme.

Noun

berme m

1. (Luserna) warmth

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrmɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛrmɛ
• Hyphenation: ber‧me

Verb

berme

1. first-person plural imperative of brát

French

Alternative forms

• barme (obsolete)

Etymology

From Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

berme f (plural bermes)

1. berm

Descendants

• → Catalan: berma
• → English: berm
• → German: Berme
• → Portuguese: berma
• → Spanish: berma

Further reading

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English beorma, from Proto-West Germanic *bermō.

Alternative forms

• berm
• beorme (early south West Midlands)
• barm, barme (Late Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrm(ə)/, /ˈbarm(ə)/

Noun

berme (uncountable)

1. The head of foam present in beer that is aging.
2. barm (froth used for fermented and leavened food)
3. yeast (fungus that produces barm)
4. (rare) The head of foam present in a glass of beer.

Descendants

• English: barm
• Scots: barm, berme, barme, baurm
• Yola: barrm

References

• “berm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

berme

1. alternative form of barme (dative of barm)