vermina

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See also: Vermina

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

vermina

  1. inflection of verminare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

On the surface appears to be the same root as vermis (worm) +‎ -men, but de Vaan believes this is a folk-etymological association and that it derives from the root of vergō (to turn), pointing to Proto-Italic *wergmen.[1] (Note the parallel historical semantics of tormina).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vermina n pl (genitive verminum); third declension

  1. the gripes, bellyache, stomachache
    Synonym: tormina

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative vermina
Genitive verminum
Dative verminibus
Accusative vermina
Ablative verminibus
Vocative vermina

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “vergō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 665
  • vermina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • vermina in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, volume 2, 8th edition, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • vermina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

vermina f (plural verminas)

  1. vermin (creatures, people or thing that cause harm and annoyance)