verme

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese vermen, vermẽẽ (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vermis, vermem (“worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɾme̝/

Noun

verme m (plural vermes)

1. worm

   Synonyms: becho, coco

References

• “vermen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “verme” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “verme” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “verme” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Noun

verme

1. worm

Etymology

From Latin vermis, vermem, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛrme]

Noun

verme m (plural vermi) (diminutives: vermicello, vermiciattolo)

1. worm

Noun

verme m

1. ablative singular of vermis

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vermen, vermẽe, from Latin vermis, vermem (“worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɾ.mɨ/
• Hyphenation: ver‧me

Noun

verme m (plural vermes)

1. worm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈberme/

Etymology 1

From Latin vermis.

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “verme” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.