English

Noun

vermis ‎(plural vermes)

1. (anatomy) A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.

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Pronunciation

Verb

vermis

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

Latin

vermis (a worm)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognates include Ancient Greek ῥόμος ‎(rhómos) and Old English wyrm (English worm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwer.mis/

Noun

vermis m ‎(genitive vermis); third declension

1. A worm

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Derived terms

• vermiculus

Related terms

Descendants

References

• vermis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “vermis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.