berme
English
Noun
berme (plural bermes)
- Alternative spelling of berm.
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /berme/ [ber.me]
- Rhymes: -erme, -e
- Hyphenation: ber‧me
Noun
berme inan or anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | berme | bermea | bermeak | bermeok | |
| ergative | bermek | bermeak | bermeek | bermeok | |
| dative | bermeri | bermeari | bermeei | bermeoi | |
| genitive | bermeren | bermearen | bermeen | bermeon | |
| comitative | bermerekin | bermearekin | bermeekin | bermeokin | |
| causative | bermerengatik | bermearengatik | bermeengatik | bermeongatik | |
| benefactive | bermerentzat | bermearentzat | bermeentzat | bermeontzat | |
| instrumental | bermez | bermeaz | bermeez | bermeotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | bermerengan | bermearengan | bermeengan | bermeongan |
| inan. | bermetan | bermean | bermeetan | bermeotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | bermetako | bermeko | bermeetako | bermeotako | |
| allative | anim. | bermerengana | bermearengana | bermeengana | bermeongana |
| inan. | bermetara | bermera | bermeetara | bermeotara | |
| terminative | anim. | bermerenganaino | bermearenganaino | bermeenganaino | bermeonganaino |
| inan. | bermetaraino | bermeraino | bermeetaraino | bermeotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | bermerenganantz | bermearenganantz | bermeenganantz | bermeonganantz |
| inan. | bermetarantz | bermerantz | bermeetarantz | bermeotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | bermerenganako | bermearenganako | bermeenganako | bermeonganako |
| inan. | bermetarako | bermerako | bermeetarako | bermeotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | bermerengandik | bermearengandik | bermeengandik | bermeongandik |
| inan. | bermetatik | bermetik | bermeetatik | bermeotatik | |
| partitive | bermerik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | bermetzat | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- bermatu (“to guarantee”)
- berme-emaile
Further reading
- “berme”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “berme”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German werme, from Old High German warmī, equivalent to barm + -e. Cognate with German Wärme.
Noun
berme m
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛrmɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɛrmɛ
- Hyphenation: ber‧me
Verb
berme
- first-person plural imperative of brát
French
Alternative forms
- barme (obsolete)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
berme f (plural bermes)
Descendants
Further reading
- “berme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English beorma, from Proto-West Germanic *bermō.
Alternative forms
- berm
- beorme (early south West Midlands)
- barm, barme (Late Middle English)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrm(ə)/, /ˈbarm(ə)/
Noun
berme (uncountable)
- The head of foam present in beer that is aging.
- barm (froth used for fermented and leavened food)
- yeast (fungus that produces barm)
- (rare) The head of foam present in a glass of beer.
Descendants
References
- “berm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018.
Etymology 2
Noun
berme