Wurm

From Middle High German wurm, from Old High German wurm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognate with Dutch worm, English worm, West Frisian wjirm, Danish orm, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms).

• IPA^(key): /vʊrm/, [vʊʁm], [vʊɐ̯m], [ʋ-]

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Wurm m or (alternatively when meaning "baby, mite") n (strong, genitive Wurmes or Wurms, plural Würmer or (archaic) Würme, diminutive Würmchen n or Würmlein n)

1. (biology) worm
2. (informal) maggot, grub
3. (archaic) any crawling animal, e.g. a reptile

   Synonym: Kriechtier

4. (poetic, heraldry) dragon, lindworm, wyrm

   Synonyms: Drache, Lindwurm

5. (computing) worm
6. (colloquial, endearing) a baby or small child; a mite; any helpless creature

• The word is generally masculine in all senses. When meaning “baby, mite”, it may alternatively be neuter.
• The normal plural is Würmer. The form Würme is archaic; it might still see some usage in the heraldic sense.

• “Wurm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wurm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Wurm” in Duden online
• “Wurm” in Duden online
• Wurm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Wurm” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

• Wúurm

From Old Frisian worm, from Proto-West Germanic *wurmi. Cognates include West Frisian wjirm and German Wurm.

• IPA^(key): /vʊrm/
• Hyphenation: Wurm
• Rhymes: -ʊrm

Wurm m (plural Wurme)

1. worm
2. mite
3. moth

Wurm n (plural Wurme)

1. a miserable child

   Dät litje Wurm is heel un aal allänig! ― The poor little child is completely alone!

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Wurm”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN