orm

See also: ORM and O/RM

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Oromo or Oromo afaan oromoo.

Symbol

orm

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Oromo.

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

orm

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, cognate with English worm, German Wurm. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis, which is also the source of Latin vermis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oːˀrm/, [ˈoɐ̯ˀm]

Noun

orm c (singular definite ormen, plural indefinite orme or orm)

Declension

Declension of *orm*
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orm	ormen	orme orm	ormene
genitive	orms	ormens	ormes orms	ormenes

Derived terms

References

“orm” in Den Danske Ordbog

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Scottish Gaelic orm and Manx orrym.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɞɾˠəmˠ/^[1]
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): (stressed) /ˈɔɾˠəmˠ/^[2]^[3]^[4]; (unstressed) /(ə)ɾˠmˠ/^[3]

Pronoun

orm (emphatic ormsa)

first-person singular of ar: on me
Tá ocras orm.
I’m hungry.
(literally, “Hunger is upon me.)”)

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 299, page 141
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Erster Band: Grammatik [First volume: Grammar], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 196
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

orm

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr (“snake, worm”), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to burn”).

Noun

orm m (definite singular ormen, indefinite plural ormer, definite plural ormene)

a snake
Synonym: slange
a worm
Synonym: mark

Derived terms

References

“orm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Akin to English worm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔrm/

Noun

orm m (definite singular ormen, indefinite plural ormar, definite plural ormane)

a snake
Synonym: slange
a worm (e.g. an earthworm or a tapeworm)
Synonyms: mark, makk
(folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness
(folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature

Derived terms

References

“orm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Irish orm and Manx orrym.

Pronunciation

(Lewis, Harris, north Skye, Sutherland) IPA^(key): /aɾam/^[1]^[2], (tonal dialects) [a˧˥ɾam˦˥]^[3]
(Uist, Barra, south Skye, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ɔɾɔm/^[1]^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6]
(South Argyll) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾəm/^[7]

Pronoun

orm

first-person singular of air: on me
Tha an t-acras mòr orm. ― I am very hungry. (literally, “The hunger is great on me.”)

Inflection

Personal inflection of *air*
	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		orm	ormsa
	second		ort	ortsa
	third	m	air	airsan
	third	f	oirre	oirrese

plural	first		oirnn	oirnne
	second		oirbh	oirbhse
	third		orra	orrasan

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 191
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 224
^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 162
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 183
^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 498
^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 118

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

orm

Wikipedia ^sv

Etymology

From Old Swedish ormber (“snake, vermin, ringworm”), from Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis, *wrmo- (“serpent, scorpion, maggot, worm”), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn”). Akin to English worm, wyrm. Doublet of vurm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʊrm/
Audio: (file)

Noun

orm c

(zoology) snake; a legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes
Ormen slingrade fram till mig och väste
The snake slithered up to me and hissed

en giftorm
a venomous snake

Ormar har fjäll och kluven tunga
Snakes have scales and a forked [split] tongue

Många ormar har huggtänder
Many snakes have fangs
(dialectal) an earthworm
Synonym: mask
(dialectal) a larva
Synonym: larv
(folklore) a mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness
(folklore) any mythical dragon-like creature

Declension

Declension of **orm**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	orm	orms
singular	definite	ormen	ormens
plural	indefinite	ormar	ormars
plural	definite	ormarna	ormarnas

Derived terms

References

“orm”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“orm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

Rom, mor, rom

[1] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45

[2] Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 299, page 141

[Finck-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Erster Band: Grammatik [First volume: Grammar], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 196

[4] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

[Borgstrom1940-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 191

[Borgstrom1941-6] 2.0 ^2.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[7] Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 224

[8] John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 162

[9] Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 183

[10] Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 498

[11] Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 118

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