Darm

See also: darm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic *þarm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz.

Cognate with Old Norse þarmr (whence Danish tarm), obsolete English tharms (“twisted guts”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “hole”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /darm/, [daʁm], [daɐ̯m], [daːm]
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Noun

Darm m (strong, genitive Darmes or Darms, plural Därme)

  1. intestine, gut

Declension
Declension of Darm [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Darm die Därme
genitive eines des Darmes, Darms der Därme
dative einem dem Darm, Darme1 den Därmen
accusative einen den Darm die Därme

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References
  1. “tharms”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading
  • “Darm” in Duden online
  • “Darm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Darm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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