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þarmur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þarmr, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz; whence Danish tarm. Cognate with German Darm, obsolete English tharms (“twisted guts”).[1] Compare Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “hole”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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þarmur m (genitive singular þarms, nominative plural þarmar)

  1. (anatomy) intestine, gut
    Synonym: görn

Declension

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Declension of þarmur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þarmur þarmurinn þarmar þarmarnir
accusative þarm þarminn þarma þarmana
dative þarmi þarminum þörmum þörmunum
genitive þarms þarmsins þarma þarmanna

References

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  1. ^ “tharms”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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