vermis
English
Etymology
From Latin vermis (“worm”). Doublet of worm.
Noun
vermis (plural vermes)
- (anatomy) A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.
Anagrams
- verism
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
vermis
- first-person singular present indicative of vermissen
- imperative of vermissen
Latin
vermis (a worm)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognates include Ancient Greek ῥόμος (rhómos) and Old English wyrm (English worm).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwer.mis/, [ˈwɛr.mɪs]
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Noun
vermis m (genitive vermis); third declension
- a worm
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vermis | vermēs |
| Genitive | vermis | vermium |
| Dative | vermī | vermibus |
| Accusative | vermem | vermēs |
| Ablative | verme | vermibus |
| Vocative | vermis | vermēs |
Derived terms
- vermiculus
Related terms
- vermiculātē
- vermiculātiō
- vermiculātus
- vermiculor
- vermiculōsus
- vermifluus
- vermina
- verminātiō
- verminō
- verminōsus
Descendants
- Aromanian: yermu, iermu
- Asturian: viérbene
- Catalan: verm
- English: vermin, vermis
- Esperanto: vermo
- French: ver
- Friulian: vier
- Galician: verme
- Istro-Romanian: l'erm, gl'erm
- Italian: verme
- Megleno-Romanian: ghiarmi, varmi
- Occitan: vèrm
- Portuguese: verme
- Romanian: vierme
- Romansch: verm, vierm
- Sicilian: vemmu, vermu, vermi
- Spanish: verme
- Venetian: vermo, verme
References
- vermis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vermis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette