Worms
//vɔːmz// name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of worm form-of, plural
- 2 plural of WORM form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of worm form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
"Diet of Worms... Edict of Worms..."
Example
More examples"Your dog has worms. Give him vitamins."
Etymology
From German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.
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