Wurm
Meaning
- (masculine,neuter,strong) worm
- (informal,masculine,neuter,strong) maggot, grub
- (archaic,masculine,neuter,strong) any crawling animal, e.g. a reptile
- (masculine,neuter,poetic,strong) dragon, lindworm, wyrm
- (masculine,neuter,strong) worm
- (colloquial,endearing,masculine,neuter,strong) a baby or small child; a mite; any helpless creature
Concepts
worm
grub
reptile
maggot
insect
serpent
snake
Wurm
bug
larva
dragon
crawler
helminth
caterpillar
caterpillar track
cutworm
John Fletcher
earthworm
Frequency
Gender
鈾傦笍 Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/v蕣rm/
Etymology
From Middle High German wurm, from Old High German wurm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr胎mis. Cognate with Dutch worm, English worm, West Frisian wjirm, Danish orm, Gothic 饜崊饜尠饜尶饜崅饜尲饜崈 (waurms).
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