Worms
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɔːmz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /vɔɹmz/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mz
Proper noun
editWorms
- An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Diet of Worms... Edict of Worms...
Translations
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German
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (suffix forming adjectives) and suffix forming place names, of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWorms n (proper noun, genitive Worms' or (with an article) Worms)
- Worms (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Declension
editDescendants
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom German Worms, from Latin Vormatia, from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWorms f
- Worms (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Synonym: Vormazia
References
edit- ^ Worms in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom German Worms, from Latin Vormatia, from Gaulish.
Proper noun
editWorms f
- Worms (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- English terms borrowed from German
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- Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)mz
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- de:Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate
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- de:Places in Rhineland-Palatinate
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- it:Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate
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- pt:Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate
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