vermu

Corsican

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin vermis, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognates include Italian verme and Portuguese verme.

Noun

vermu m (plural vermi)

  1. worm

References

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • vermi, viermi, vjermi (i-coloured variants)
  • vemmu, vemmi (assimilated, dialectal)

Etymology

From Latin vermis (“worm”). Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Galician verme, Venetan vemmo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈv(ʲ)ɛɾ.mʊ/
  • Hyphenation: vèr‧mu

Noun

vermu m (plural vermi)

  1. worm
  2. each myriapod invertebrate
  3. maggot
    Synonym: cagnolu

Derived terms

  • abbirminatu
  • sbirminatu

See also

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