Worms

See also: worms and WORMs

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɔːmz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɔɹmz/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mz

Proper noun

Worms

2. An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

   Diet of Worms... Edict of Worms...

Translations

independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate

• Bulgarian: Вормс (Vorms)
• Catalan: Worms
• Czech: Worms
• Danish: Worms
• Estonian: Worms
• French: Worms (fr)
• German: Worms (de)

  Rhine Franconian: Worms (Palatine), Woʳms

• Hebrew: וורמס f (Vorms)
• Italian: Vormazia, Worms
• Latin: Vormatia, Civitas Vangionum
• Polish: Wormacja (pl)
• Portuguese: Worms f
• Romanian: Worms
• Russian: Вормс (ru) (Vorms)
• Spanish: Worms (es)
• Turkish: Worms
• Welsh: Worms
• Yiddish: וואָרמז (vormz)

German

Etymology

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 (suffix forming adjectives) and suffix forming place names, 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔʁms/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Worms n (proper noun, genitive Worms' or (with an article) Worms)

1. Worms (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Worms [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Worms
genitive	des	Worms', Worms1
dative	dem	Worms
accusative	das	Worms

¹With an article.

Descendants

Descendants

• Bulgarian: Вормс (Vorms)
• Catalan: Worms
• Czech: Worms
• Danish: Worms
• English: Worms
• Estonian: Worms
• French: Worms
• Hebrew: וורמס (Vorms)
• Italian: Worms
• Portuguese: Worms
• Romanian: Worms
• Russian: Вормс (Vorms)
• Spanish: Worms
• Turkish: Worms
• Welsh: Worms

Italian

Etymology

From German Worms, from Latin Vormatia, from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔrms/
• Rhymes: -ɔrms

Proper noun

Worms f

1. Worms (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

   Synonym: Vormazia

Portuguese

Etymology

From German Worms, from Latin Vormatia, from Gaulish.

Proper noun

Worms f

1. Worms (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

   Synonyms: (rare) Vormácia, (rare) Vórmia