gorma

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrma/
• Rhymes: -ɔrma

Noun

gorma

1. accusative/genitive plural of gormur

Irish

Adjective

gorma

1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of gorm

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gorma	ghorma	ngorma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

gorma

1. comparative degree of gorm

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gorma	ghorma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

en man som ser ut att gorma

Etymology

From *ǵh₂r-, zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, call”).

Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus, “voice, speech”), Khotanese [script needed] (ysār-, “to sing”), Latin garriō (“chatter”), Old English caru (“sorrow”).

Arguably related to Garmr and Sanskrit घर्घर (gharghara).

Verb

gorma (present gormar, preterite gormade, supine gormat, imperative gorma)

1. to speak in an angry, shouting manner (often when scolding, complaining, or the like)

   En lärare kom in och började gorma när han såg vad vi gjort

   A teacher came in and started shouting at us when he saw what we had done

   1. to rant

      Han kan gorma hur mycket han vill. Vi har lagen på vår sida.

      He can rant as much as he likes. We have the law on our side.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gorma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gorma		gormas
Supine	gormat		gormats
Imperative	gorma		—
Imper. plural1	gormen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gormar	gormade	gormas	gormades
Ind. plural1	gorma	gormade	gormas	gormades
Subjunctive2	gorme	gormade	gormes	gormades
	Participles
Present participle	gormande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• gorma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gorma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gorma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• gorma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)