erm

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English

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Pronunciation

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Used in non-rhotic dialects. Compare um.

Interjection

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erm

  1. (UK) Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty; um, umm.
    She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
  2. (UK) Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement.
    Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
    – Bob would never say something like that!
    Erm, he just did.

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Late Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos).

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Adjective

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erm (feminine erma, masculine plural erms, feminine plural ermes)

  1. deserted, abandoned
  2. uncultivated (not cultivated by agricultural methods)

Noun

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erm m (plural erms)

  1. wasteland
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Old Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Ēn erm. (1.1)

From Proto-West Germanic *arm.[1] Cognates include Old English earm and Old Saxon arm.

Noun

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erm m

  1. (anatomy) arm
Inflection
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Declension of erm (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative erm ermar, erma
genitive ermes erma
dative erme ermum, ermem
accusative erm ermar, erma
Descendants
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  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: iarem
    Halligen: eerm
    Heligoland: iaarem
    Mooring: ärm
  • Saterland Frisian: Íerm, Äirm (Strukelje)
  • West Frisian: earm

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *arm.[1] Cognates include Old English earm and Old Saxon *arm.

Adjective

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erm

  1. poor
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29