yermo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾmo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.mo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeɾmo/ [ˈʃeɾ.mo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeɾmo/ [ˈʒeɾ.mo]
- Rhymes: -eɾmo
- Syllabification: yer‧mo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin erĕmus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos), ἔρημος (érēmos, “lonely, solitary, desert, waste”).
Noun
yermo m (plural yermos)
- wasteland
Adjective
yermo (feminine yerma, masculine plural yermos, feminine plural yermas)
- barren; deserted
Related terms
- yermar
See also
- desierto
- páramo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
yermo
- first-person singular present indicative of yermar
Further reading
- “yermo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014