herm

herm

See also: Herm

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Etymology 1

From Hermes.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.[1]

Synonyms

• (rectangular pillar): herma

Translations

rectangular pillar

Catalan: herma (ca) m Italian: erma (it) f

Ukrainian: ге́рма (hérma)

Etymology 2

From hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.[2]

Abbreviation

herm.

1. Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

1. (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.

Related terms

• hermaphrodite

References

1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities; p. 602
2. Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology; p. 408

Anagrams

• Mehr, Rehm, Rhem