Wurm

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Meaning

  1. (masculine,neuter,strong) worm
  2. (informal,masculine,neuter,strong) maggot, grub
  3. (archaic,masculine,neuter,strong) any crawling animal, e.g. a reptile
  4. (masculine,neuter,poetic,strong) dragon, lindworm, wyrm
  5. (masculine,neuter,strong) worm
  6. (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

C1
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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