karm
See also: Karm
Estonian
Etymology
Of Finno-Lappic origin. Cognate to Finnish karmea (“scary, bitter”) and Northern Sami guormes (“thick (flour), rough (skin)”).
Adjective
karm (genitive karmi, partitive karmi)
Icelandic
Noun
karm
- indefinite accusative singular of karmur
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse karmr.
Noun
karm m (definite singular karmen, indefinite plural karmer, definite plural karmene)
- a frame (for a door or window)
Derived terms
References
- “karm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse karmr.
Noun
karm m (definite singular karmen, indefinite plural karmar, definite plural karmane)
- a frame (for a door or window)
Derived terms
- vindaugskarm
References
- “karm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse karmr.
Noun
karm c
- a frame (for a door or window)
Declension
| Declension of karm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | karm | karmen | karmar | karmarna |
| Genitive | karms | karmens | karmars | karmarnas |
Derived terms
- fönsterkarm
References
- karm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
Anagrams
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse karmr (“breast-work, parapet”), related to Old Norse kjarr (“copsewood, brush-wood, thicket”), from the same Indo-European root as Ancient Greek γέρρον (gérrhon, “anything made of wicker-work”).
Noun
karm m
- backrest (of chairs, sofas, sleds etc.)
Synonyms
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