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See also:ERM

English

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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erm(UK or humorous)

  1. Used inhesitantspeech, or to expressuncertainty.
    Synonyms:um,umm,em;eh,uh
    She was going to,erm... the salon, I think.
  2. Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement.
    Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
    – Bob would never say something like that!
    Erm, he just did.

Usage notes

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  • Used innonrhotic dialects. Compareum andem. Also sees ironic use in other dialects.

Translations

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expression of uncertainty
indication of secondary message

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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FromLate Latinerēmus, fromAncient Greekἐρῆμος(erêmos).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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erm (feminineerma,masculine pluralerms,feminine pluralermes)

  1. deserted,abandoned
  2. uncultivated(not cultivated by agricultural methods)

Noun

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erm m (pluralerms)

  1. wasteland

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Old Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Ēn erm. (1.1)

FromProto-West Germanic*arm.[1] Cognates includeOld Englishearm andOld Saxonarm.

Noun

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erm m

  1. (anatomy)arm
Inflection
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Declension oferm (masculine a-stem)
singularplural
nominativeermermar,erma
accusativeermermar,erma
genitiveermeserma
dativeermeermum,ermem
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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FromProto-West Germanic*arm.[1] Cognates includeOld Englishearm andOld Saxon*arm.

Adjective

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erm

  1. poor
Descendants
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References

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  1. 1.01.1Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009),An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN, page29
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