Worms

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
noun
  1. plural of worm
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of worm
noun
  1. plural of WORM

Pronunciation

/vɔːmz/ /vɔɹmz/ wûrmz /wɝmz/ /wɜːmz/ en-us-worms.ogg

Word forms

Worms

Etymology

From German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.

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