corme

French

Etymology 1

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corme

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From Latin cormus, from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁm/

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Noun

corme m (plural cormes)

1. corm

   Synonym: cormus

Derived terms

• protocorme

Etymology 2

From Latin curmus (“beer”) from Gaulish curmi (“beer”); influenced by Latin cornum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁm/

Noun

corme f (plural cormes)

1. sorb, sorb-apple

   Synonyms: poirillon, sorbe

2. (Switzerland) synonym of cornouille (“cornel”)

Further reading

• “corme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kurmi (“beer”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾˈmɪ/

Noun

corme m (plural cormes)

1. banquet, feast, party

   Synonyms: gallofa, convite, banquete

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “corme”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Old French

Noun

corme oblique singular, f (oblique plural cormes, nominative singular corme, nominative plural cormes)

1. alternative form of cerme (“a small boat or ship”)