English Explanatory Dictionary

Herm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
  2. A commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
noun
  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
adj
  1. Clipping of hermaphrodite.
noun
  1. Clipping of hermaphrodite.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Herm.wav /ˈhɜːm/ /ˈhɜɹm/

Word forms

Herm herms

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Norse armr (“arm”), because of its shape.

Related words

herma

Derived words

hermie merm
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