German

Noun

Wurm m ‎(genitive Wurms or Wurmes, plural Würmer, diminutive Würmchen n or Würmlein n or Würmelein n)

1. worm, maggot, grub

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

Wurm m ‎(genitive Wurms or Wurmes, plural Würme)

1. (poetic, heraldry) wyrm, lindworm, dragon, snake, serpent, reptile

Declension

Synonyms

• Drache
• Lindwurm

Noun

Wurm n ‎(genitive Wurms or Wurmes, plural Würmer)

1. (colloquial) mite, mite of a child

Declension

Dutch

Noun

wurm m ‎(plural wurmen, diminutive wurmpje n)

1. worm

Synonyms

• worm, pier

Verb

wurm

1. first-person singular present indicative of wurmen
2. imperative of wurmen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognate with Old Frisian wirm, Old English wyrm, Old High German wurm (German Wurm), Old Norse ormr (Swedish orm ‎(“serpent”)), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 ‎(waurms, “worm, serpent”), Dutch worm and wurm. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vermis ‎(“worm”), Lithuanian varmas ‎(“midge”), Old East Slavic вермие ‎(vermie, “locusts, worms”), Ancient Greek ῥόμος ‎(rhómos, “earthworm”) (originally *ϝράμος ‎(wrámos)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wurm/

Noun

wurm m

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

Declension