vermu

Corsican

Alternative forms

• varme, varmu

Etymology

From Latin vermis, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognates include Italian verme and Portuguese verme.

Noun

vermu m (plural vermi)

1. worm

References

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• vermi, viermi, vjermi (i-coloured variants)
• vemmu, vemmi (assimilated, dialectal)

Etymology

From Latin vermis (“worm”). Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Galician verme, Venetan vemmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈv(ʲ)ɛɾ.mʊ/
• Hyphenation: vèr‧mu

Noun

vermu m (plural vermi)

1. worm
2. each myriapod invertebrate
3. maggot

   Synonym: cagnolu

Derived terms

• abbirminatu
• sbirminatu

 

See also

• centupedi
• furmìcula
• lacerta
• lapa
• larunchia
• ragnu
• scravagghiu
• scursuni
• sirratura
• taḍḍarita
• tiraciatu
• zazzamita