herm

See also: Herm

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɜɹm/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Herma, a Latinization of Hermēs, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).[1]

Noun

herm (plural herms)

  2. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
    Alternative form: herma
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Etymology 2

Adjective

herm (not comparable)

  2. Clipping of hermaphrodite.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

  2. Clipping of hermaphrodite.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “Herma, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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