erm

See also: ERM

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜːm

Used in non-rhotic dialects. Compare um.

Interjection

erm

1. (Britain) Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty; um, umm.

   She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.

2. (Britain) 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.

Translations

expression of uncertainty

• Finnish: öö (fi), ää (fi), umm, ööh
• French: euh (fr)
• German: äh (de)
• Italian: uhm
• Portuguese: hm

• Russian: э́то (ru) ‎(éto), э (ru) ‎(e)
• Serbo-Croatian: ovaj, umm
• Swedish: öh (sv)

indication of secondary message

• Finnish: öhöm, tuota (fi), tota (fi)

Anagrams

• MRE, R.E.M., REM, rem

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *armaz.

Noun

erm m

1. arm

Declension

Declension of erm (strong a-stem, masculine)

	singular	plural
nominative	erm	ermar, erma
accusative	erm	ermar, erma
genitive	ermes	erma
dative	erme	ermum, ermem

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: iarem

  Hallig: eerm

  Helgoland: Iaarem

  Mooring: ärm

• Saterland: Ierm
• West Frisian: earm