different between derm vs dorm

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)m

Etymology 1

Ancient Greek ????? (dérma, “skin”).

Noun

derm

1. (anatomy) The integument of animal; the skin.
2. Alternative form of dermis

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

derm (plural derms)

1. (slang) Clipping of dermatologist.

Etymology 3

From a borrowing of Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.

Noun

derm (plural derms)

1. (South Africa, slang, usually in the plural) guts

   What are you going to do with the fish derms?

   I saw an accident and a girl was lying on the pavement and her derms were all hanging out.

References

• 1978: A Dictionary of South African English. Ed. Jean Branford. Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

• D-MER, Drem, E-DRM, EDMR, EMDR, merd

Afrikaans

Noun

derm (plural derms)

1. intestine, gut

Related terms

• ingewande

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??m/
• Rhymes: -??(r)m

Noun

dorm (plural dorms)

1. Clipping of dormitory.

Translations

Verb

dorm (third-person singular simple present dorms, present participle dorming, simple past and past participle dormed)

1. (intransitive, informal) To reside in a dorm.

   I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.

   • 2008, Veronica Hulan, One of Those Nice Guys (page 11)

     He spent a year at Wayne State University before transferring to Stanford to be with Chase. They dormed together at Crothers Hall, studied together at William Gould Hall and came home on vacations together.

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin dormi?.

Verb

dorm (third-person singular present indicative dormi, past participle durnjite)

1. Alternative form of dormu

Related terms

• durnjeri
• durnjit

Catalan

Verb

dorm

1. third-person singular present indicative form of dormir
2. second-person singular imperative form of dormir

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dorm]

Verb

dorm

1. first-person singular present indicative of dormi

   Eu dorm. Întoarce mâine.

   I'm sleeping. Come back tomorrow.

2. first-person singular present subjunctive of dormi

   Ce fac? Încerc s? dorm!

   What am I doing? I'm trying to sleep!

3. third-person plural present indicative of dormi

   Ei dorm ca bebelu?i.

   They're sleeping like babies.