*barmaz¹
Runic: ᛒᚨᚱᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑr.mɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- lap
- bosom
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰór-mó-s, from *bʰer- (‘to bear, carry’) + *-mó-(creates action/result nouns from verb stems). Cognate with Ancient Greek φορμός (phormós) (phormós, ‘basket for carrying’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | barmaz | barmōz, barmōs |
| Acc. | barmą | barmanz |
| Gen. | barmas, barmis | barmǫ̂ |
| Dat. | barmai | barmamaz |
| Inst. | barmō | barmamiz |
| Voc. | barm | barmōz, barmōs |
Descendants
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*barm (Proto-West Germanic)
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bearm (Old English)
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barm, bærm, bearm, berm, barme, barym (Middle English)
- barm (English)
- berme, berm, barm (Scots)
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barm, bærm, bearm, berm, barme, barym (Middle English)
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bearm (Old English)
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*barm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*barm (Old Frisian)
- barmbracco (Old Frisian)
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*barm (Old Frisian)
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*barm (Proto-West Germanic)
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barm (Old High German)
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barm, barn, parm (Middle High German)
- Barm (German)
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barm, barn, parm (Middle High German)
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barm (Old High German)
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*barm (Proto-West Germanic)
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barm (Old Saxon)
- barme (Middle Low German)
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barm (Old Saxon)
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baðmr, barmr (Old Norse)
- barm (Danish)
- barmur (Faroese)
- baðmur, barmur (Icelandic)
- barm (Norwegian Bokmål)
- barm (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- barm (Swedish)
- 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (barms) (Gothic)
- *parmas (Proto-Finnic)