worm

Meaning

Noun

worm, vernacular term for various, mostly legless invertebrates; often nematodes or legless arthropod larvae.

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of wormen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of wormen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of wormen:

wormen

plural of worm

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Concepts

worm

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earthworm

maggot

grub

helminth

Synonyms

pier

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wurm

made

aardworm

regenworm

mormel

eczeem

Translations

Wurm

🪱

gusano

🪱

ver

🪱

verme

🪱

verme

🪱

vermis

🪱

cuc

🪱

σκουλήκι

kurt

🐺

دودة

🪱

Regenwurm

lombric

vèrm

دُودَة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋɔrm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: worm

Inherited from Old Dutch: *wurm

Cognate with English: worm

Cognate with Western Frisian: wjirm

Cognate with German: Wurm

Cognate with Danish: orm

In summary

From Middle Dutch worm, from Old Dutch *wurm, *worm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Compare English worm, West Frisian wjirm, German Wurm, Danish orm.