tarm

tarm

See also: țărm and tärm-

English

Noun

tarm (plural tarms)

1. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of term, representing dialectal English.
   • 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:

     “I’ll make tarms, pard,” said Tom, flashing the glare of his wolfish eyes upon the speaker.
     “You speak of terms,” she said. “These are mine. Stand aside and let me pass.”

Anagrams

• Mart., RATM, mart, matr-, tram

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þarmr. Cognate with German Darm, obsolete English tharms (“twisted guts”)[1]. Compare Ancient Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tarm/, [tˢɑːˀm]

Noun

tarm c (singular definite tarmen, plural indefinite tarme)

1. intestine, gut, bowels (pl)

Inflection

Declension of tarm

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tarm	tarmen	tarme	tarmene
genitive	tarms	tarmens	tarmes	tarmenes

References

1. tharms in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þarmr

Noun

tarm m (definite singular tarmen, indefinite plural tarmer, definite plural tarmene)

1. (anatomy) an intestine

Derived terms

• endetarm
• tarmsyndrom
• tolvfingertarm

References

• “tarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þarmr

Noun

tarm m (definite singular tarmen, indefinite plural tarmar, definite plural tarmane)

1. (anatomy) an intestine

Derived terms

• endetarm
• tarmsyndrom
• tolvfingertarm

References

• “tarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tharmber, from Old Norse þarmr.

Noun

tarm c

1. an intestine, gut, bowels

Declension

Declension of tarm
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tarm	tarmen	tarmar	tarmarna
Genitive	tarms	tarmens	tarmars	tarmarnas

Related terms

• ändtarm
• blindtarm
• fårtarm
• tarmskinn
• tjocktarm
• tolvfingertarm
• tunntarm