vermis

English

Etymology

From Latin vermis (“worm”). Doublet of worm.

Noun

vermis (plural vermes)

  1. (anatomy) A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.

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Verb

vermis

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vermissen
  2. imperative of vermissen

Latin
vermis (a worm)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wormis, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognates include Ancient Greek ῥόμος (rhómos) and Old English wyrm (English worm).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯er.mis/, [ˈu̯ɛrmɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈver.mis/, [ˈvɛrmis]
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Noun

vermis m (genitive vermis); third declension

  1. a worm
    Synonym: lumbrīcus

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vermis vermēs
Genitive vermis vermium
Dative vermī vermibus
Accusative vermem vermēs
vermīs
Ablative verme vermibus
Vocative vermis vermēs

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References
  • “vermis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vermis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “vĕrmis”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 704
  • Seidl, Christian. 1995. Le système acasuel des protoromans ibérique et sarde: Dogmes et fait. Vox Romanica 54. Page. 61.
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