Worms
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɔːmz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /vɔɹmz/
Translations
a city in Germany
German
Etymology
From Old High German Warmazia, Wormazia, from Latin Borbetomagus, Bormitomagus, from a Gaulish name apparently composed of a form the name of the god Borvo and Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”).
Declension
Declension of Worms
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Worms | die | — |
| genitive | eines | des | Worms' | der | — |
| dative | einem | dem | Worms | den | — |
| accusative | ein | das | Worms | die | — |
The genitive is Worms' before another noun, e.g. in Worms' alten Gassen (“in Worms's old lanes”); it is Worms after the definite article and an adjective, e.g. die Gassen des alten Worms (“the lanes of old Worms”).
Portuguese
Synonyms
- Vormácia (rare), Vórmia (rare)
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