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wurm

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch wurm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wurm (plural wurms, diminutive wurmpie)

  1. worm

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋʏrm/, /ˈʋʏ.rəm/
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  • Hyphenation: wurm

Etymology 1

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Noun

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wurm m (plural wurmen, diminutive wurmpje n)

  1. Alternative form of worm
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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wurm

  1. inflection of wurmen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Middle English

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Noun

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wurm

  1. Alternative form of worm

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wurm m

  1. snake
  2. worm; grub; maggot

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wurm m

  1. a serpent or snake
  2. a creeping insect, maggot, grub, or worm

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: worm
    • Low German:
      German Low German: Worm
    • Plautdietsch: Worm

Yimas

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Noun

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wurm

  1. flute

References

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  • William A. Foley, The Yimas Language of New Guinea (1991, →ISBN)