herm
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See also: Herm
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m
Etymology 1[edit]
From Hermes.
Noun[edit]
herm (plural herms)
- A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.[1]
Synonyms[edit]
- (rectangular pillar): herma
Translations[edit]
rectangular pillar
Etymology 2[edit]
From hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.[2]
Adjective[edit]
herm (not comparable)
Noun[edit]
herm (plural herms)
- (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.