varm

See also: värm

Cimbrian

Noun

varm

1. plural of varbe

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish warm, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).

Adjective

varm

1. warm, hot

Inflection

Inflection of varm

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	varm	varmere	varmest2
indefinite neuter singular	varmt	varmere	varmest2
plural	varme	varmere	varmest2
definite attributive1	varme	varmere	varmeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).

Adjective

varm (neuter singular varmt, definite singular and plural varme, comparative varmere, indefinite superlative varmest, definite superlative varmeste)

1. warm, hot

Derived terms

• varmluft
• varmmat
• varmtvann
• vekselvarm

Etymology 2

Verb

varm

1. imperative of varme

References

• “varm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varmr. Akin to English warm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑrm/

Adjective

varm (neuter singular varmt, definite singular and plural varme, comparative varmare, indefinite superlative varmast, definite superlative varmaste)

1. hot, warm

Derived terms

• varmluft
• vekselvarm

Etymology 2

Verb

varm

1. imperative of varme

References

• “varm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish varmber, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /varm/

• Audio (Gotland):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arm

Adjective

varm (comparative varmare, superlative varmast)

1. warm, (sometimes, idiomatically) hot
   1. (idiomatic) hot (of food)

      Maten serveras varm

      The food is served hot

   2. (idiomatic) hot (of weather)
2. warm, caring

   ett varmt mottagande

   a warm reception

Usage notes

• Hot (as opposed to (too) cold) food is idiomatically varm (“warm”) rather than het (“hot”) in Swedish. Calling food het (“hot”) implies that it is very hot (perhaps too hot).
• Similarly, hot weather is usually "varmt väder", with "hett väder" implying extremely hot weather.

Declension

Inflection of varm

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	varm	varmare	varmast
neuter singular	varmt	varmare	varmast
plural	varma	varmare	varmast
masculine plural2	varme	varmare	varmast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	varme	varmare	varmaste
all	varma	varmare	varmaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• få sina fiskar varma
• smida medan järnet är varmt (“strike while the iron is hot”)
• varm choklad (“hot chocolate”)
• varm i kläderna
• varmkorv (“hot dog”)
• varmluft
• varmmat
• varmvatten
• växelvarm

Related terms

• värma
• värme

See also

• het (“hot”)

References

• varm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• varm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• varm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)