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)

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

Darmflora
Darmwind
Dickdarm

References

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

Further reading

Darm in Duden online

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