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erm

See also: ERM

erm - English

Pronunciation

Used in non-rhotic dialects. Compare um.

Interjection

erm

  1. (UK) Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty; um, umm.
    • She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
  2. (UK) Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement.
    • Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
    • - Bob would never say something like that! - Erm, he just did.

Translations

  • Dutch: euh (nl)
  • Estonian: ää
  • Finnish: öö (fi), ää (fi), umm, ööh
  • French: euh (fr)
  • German: äh (de)
  • Italian: uhm
  • Polish: hm (pl), hmm (pl)
  • Portuguese: hm
  • Russian: эээ (eee), эммм (emmm), хммм (xmmm)
  • Serbo-Croatian: ovaj, umm
  • Swedish: öh (sv)
  • Welsh: ym

Anagrams

erm - Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA: /ˈəɾm/
  • (Central) IPA: /ˈɛrm/
  • (Valencian) IPA: /ˈeɾm/

Adjective

erm (feminine erma, masculine plural erms, feminine plural ermes)

  1. deserted, abandoned
  2. uncultivated (not cultivated by agricultural methods)

Noun

erm m (plural erms)

  1. wasteland

erm - Old Frisian

Alternative forms

  • *arm

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈerm/, [ˈærm]

Noun

erm m

  1. (anatomy) arm

Inflection

case singular plural
nominative erm ermar, erma
accusative erm ermar, erma
genitive ermes erma
dative erme ermum, ermem

Descendants

Adjective

erm

  1. poor

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: äärm
  • West Frisian: earm
Meaning and Definition of erm
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