Darm

See also: darm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm. Cognate with Old Norse þarmr (whence Danish tarm), obsolete English tharms (“twisted guts”)[1]. Compare Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “hole”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daʁm/
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Noun

Darm m (genitive Darmes or Darms, plural Därme)

  1. intestine, gut

Declension
Declension of Darm
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 uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

References
  1. tharms in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading
  • Darm in Duden online
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