charme
English
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French charme, from Latin carmen (“song”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjarmə/, [ˈɕɑːmə]
Noun
charme c (singular definite charmen, plural indefinite charmer)
- charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)
Declension
Declension of charme
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | charme | charmen | charmer | charmerne |
genitive | charmes | charmens | charmers | charmernes |
Verb
charme (imperative charm, infinitive at charme, present tense charmer, past tense charmede, perfect tense har charmet)
- to charm (seduce, entrance or fascinate)
Conjugation
Dutch
Pronunciation
charme (file)
Derived terms
- charmezanger m
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʁm/
audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen, carminis (“song, recitement, incantation”).
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- charm, attractive quality
- enchantment; originally, magical incantation
Related terms
- charmant(e)
- charmer (verb)
- charmeur m
- charmeuse f
Verb
charme
- inflection of charmer:
- first-person and third-person singular present indicative and subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
From Old French, from Latin carpinus, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kar- (“hard”).
Noun
charme m (plural charmes)
- (botany) Trees of genus Carpinus (hornbeam), of the Betulaceae family
Derived terms
- charmoie (its wood)
Further reading
- “charme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Alternative forms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French charme, from Latin carmen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃarm(ə)/
Noun
charme (plural charmes)
- A phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a charm.
- Enchantment; the result of a charm.
Descendants
- English: charm
- Scots: chairm
References
- “charme (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.
Etymology 2
From Old French charmer.
Norman
Old French
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: char‧me
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