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elm
English
Etymology
From Old English elm, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz (compare dialectal Low German Elm, dialectal German Ilm, Norwegian and Swedish alm), from Proto-Indo-European *h?élem 'mountain elm' (compare Irish leamh, Latin ulmus, Albanian ulzë (“maple”)).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?lm, IPA(key): /?lm/
- Rhymes: -?lm
Noun
elm (countable and uncountable, plural elms)
- (countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.
- Synonym: (dialectal) elven
- (uncountable, usually attributive) Wood from an elm tree.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Limoges
- Limousin
- limousin
- limousine
Translations
See also
- keyaki, kiaki
- zelkova
Further reading
- elm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- -mel-, EML, L.E.M., LEM, Lem, MLE, Mel, mel
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic ?????? (?ilm).
Noun
elm (definite accusative elmi, plural elml?r)
- science
Declension
Related terms
- ?hli-elm
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin helmus, elmus, attested from the 13th century.
Noun
elm m (plural elms)
- helmet
Related terms
- elmet
References
Further reading
- “elm” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elm” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elm” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lm/
- (Hawick) IPA(key): /???l?m/
Noun
elm (plural elms)
- elm
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olm
English
Etymology
From German Olm, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lm/, /?lm/
Noun
olm (plural olms)
- Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.
- 1990, Jerry Pallotta, The Frog Alphabet Book, unnumbered page,
- O is for Olm. The Olm has teeny-weeny legs. Its eyes are covered with skin and it can barely see. Olms live in caves where there is hardly any light.
- 2007, Ross Piper, Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals, page 266,
- A fully grown olm is around 30 cm with a sinuous body and long tail. There are two pairs of stumpy legs and three pairs of feathery gills behind the head. In its natural environment, the olm is pink with semitranslucent skin.
- 2012, Michael Hearst, Unusual Creatures, page 74,
- Also known as the proteus, the olm is a blind amphibian found only in the underwater caves of southern Europe, specifically parts of Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia.
- 2012, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Vampire Bats, Giant Insects, and Other Mysterious Animals of the Darkest Caves, page 32,
- Olms have special sensors inside their ears that detect sound waves in the water as well as vibrations from the ground.
- 1990, Jerry Pallotta, The Frog Alphabet Book, unnumbered page,
Translations
Further reading
- olm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Anagrams
- LMO, Lom, OML, mol, mol.
Catalan
Noun
olm m (plural olms)
- Alternative form of om (“elm”)
Further reading
- “olm” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “olm” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “olm” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch olm, from Old Dutch (only attested in toponyms), from Proto-Germanic *elmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lm/
- Hyphenation: olm
- Rhymes: -?lm
Noun
olm m (plural olmen, diminutive olmpje n)
- An elm, tree of the genus Ulmus.
Synonyms
- iep
Descendants
- Afrikaans: olm
Anagrams
- mol
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse olmr
Adjective
olm (neuter singular olmt, definite singular and plural olme, comparative olmere, indefinite superlative olmest, definite superlative olmeste)
- angry, mad, furious, wrathful
Usage notes
Not very commonly used. Mostly it appears idiomatically in the terms olm som en okse (“furious like a bull”) and et olmt blikk (“glower”).
Synonyms
- folkevond
- ilsken
- sint
Derived terms
- olme (rare, dialectal)
- olm som en okse
- olmt blikk
References
- “olm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “olm” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown. Probably related to adulmeca, and possibly urm?. One theory is a Vulgar Latin root *olmen, ultimately from Latin ole?.
Noun
olm n (plural olmuri)
- (obsolete) perfume, fragrance
Synonyms
- parfum, miros
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