tarm

See also: țărm and tärm-

English

Noun

tarm (plural tarms)

  1. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of term, representing dialectal English.
    • 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:
      “I’ll make tarms, pard,” said Tom, flashing the glare of his wolfish eyes upon the speaker.
      “You speak of terms,” she said. “These are mine. Stand aside and let me pass.”

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tarm/, [tˢɑːˀm]

Noun

tarm c (singular definite tarmen, plural indefinite tarme)

  1. intestine, gut, bowels (pl)

Inflection
Declension of tarm
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tarm tarmen tarme tarmene
genitive tarms tarmens tarmes tarmenes

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þarmr

Noun

tarm m (definite singular tarmen, indefinite plural tarmer, definite plural tarmene)

  1. (anatomy) an intestine

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þarmr

Noun

tarm m (definite singular tarmen, indefinite plural tarmar, definite plural tarmane)

  1. (anatomy) an intestine

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tharmber, from Old Norse þarmr.

Noun

tarm c

  1. an intestine, gut, bowels

Declension
Declension of tarm 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tarm tarmen tarmar tarmarna
Genitive tarms tarmens tarmars tarmarnas
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