dorm

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɔːm/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɔɹm/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m

Noun

dorm (plural dorms)

1. Clipping of dormitory.

Derived terms

• dormer
• dormie
• dormlike
• dormmate
• interdorm

 

Translations

room

• German: Schlafsaal (de) m
• Portuguese: dormitório (pt) m
• Vietnamese: kí túc xá

state

• German: Ruhezustand (de) m

Verb

dorm (third-person singular simple present dorms, present participle dorming, simple past and past participle dormed)

1. (intransitive, informal) To reside in a dorm.

   I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.

   • 2008, Veronica Hulan, One of Those Nice Guys, page 11:

     He spent a year at Wayne State University before transferring to Stanford to be with Chase. They dormed together at Crothers Hall, studied together at William Gould Hall and came home on vacations together.

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin dormiō.

Verb

dorm first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative dormi, past participle durnjite)

1. Alternative form of dormu

Related terms

• durnjeri
• durnjit

Catalan

Verb

dorm

1. inflection of dormir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin dormiō. Compare Aromanian dormu, Romanian dormi, dorm.

Verb

dorm

1. I sleep.

Related terms

• durmiri

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dorm]

Verb

dorm

1. first-person singular present indicative of dormi

   Eu dorm. Întoarce mâine.

   I'm sleeping. Come back tomorrow.

2. first-person singular present subjunctive of dormi

   Ce fac? Încerc să dorm!

   What am I doing? I'm trying to sleep!

3. third-person plural present indicative of dormi

   Ei dorm ca bebeluși.

   They're sleeping like babies.