gorma
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔrma/
- Rhymes: -ɔrma
Noun
gorma
- accusative/genitive plural of gormur
Irish
Adjective
gorma
- nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of gorm
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gorma | ghorma | ngorma |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
gorma
- comparative degree of gorm
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gorma | ghorma |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Swedish
Etymology
From *ǵh₂r-, zero grade of Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, call”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus, “voice, speech”), Khotanese [script needed] (ysār-, “to sing”), Latin garriō (“chatter”), Old English caru (“sorrow”).
Arguably related to Garmr and Sanskrit घर्घर (gharghara).
Verb
gorma (present gormar, preterite gormade, supine gormat, imperative gorma)
- to scream
- Ni får inte gorma så där när ni leker!
- You can't scream like that when you play!
Conjugation
Conjugation of gorma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gorma | gormas | ||
| Supine | gormat | gormats | ||
| Imperative | gorma | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gormen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gormar | gormade | gormas | gormades |
| Ind. plural1 | gorma | gormade | gormas | gormades |
| Subjunctive2 | gorme | gormade | gormes | gormades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gormande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- gorma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gorma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gorma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gorma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)