berme

See also: Berme and bèrme

English

Noun

berme (plural bermes)

1. Alternative spelling of berm

Anagrams

• EBMer, Ember, breme, ember

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /berme/, [be̞r.me̞]

Noun

berme inan or anim

1. guarantor
2. guarantee, bail

Declension

Declension of berme (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		berme	bermea	bermeak
ergative		bermek	bermeak	bermeek
dative		bermeri	bermeari	bermeei
genitive		bermeren	bermearen	bermeen
comitative		bermerekin	bermearekin	bermeekin
causative		bermerengatik	bermearengatik	bermeengatik
benefactive		bermerentzat	bermearentzat	bermeentzat
instrumental		bermez	bermeaz	bermeez
inessive	anim.	bermerengan	bermearengan	bermeengan
	inanim.	bermetan	bermean	bermeetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	bermetako	bermeko	bermeetako
allative	anim.	bermerengana	bermearengana	bermeengana
	inanim.	bermetara	bermera	bermeetara
terminative	anim.	bermerenganaino	bermearenganaino	bermeenganaino
	inanim.	bermetaraino	bermeraino	bermeetaraino
directive	anim.	bermerenganantz	bermearenganantz	bermeenganantz
	inanim.	bermetarantz	bermerantz	bermeetarantz
destinative	anim.	bermerenganako	bermearenganako	bermeenganako
	inanim.	bermetarako	bermerako	bermeetarako
ablative	anim.	bermerengandik	bermearengandik	bermeengandik
	inanim.	bermetatik	bermetik	bermeetatik
partitive		bermerik	—	—
prolative		bermetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• bermatu (“to guarantee”)
• berme-emaile

 

Further reading

• “berme”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “berme”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèrme (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German werme, from Old High German warmī, equivalent to barm +‎ -e. Cognate with German Wärme.

Noun

berme m

1. (Luserna) warmth

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrmɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛrmɛ
• Hyphenation: ber‧me

Verb

berme

1. first-person plural imperative of brát

French

Alternative forms

• barme (obsolete)

Etymology

From Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

berme f (plural bermes)

1. berm

Descendants

• → Catalan: berma
• → English: berm
• → German: Berme
• → Portuguese: berma
• → Spanish: berma

Further reading

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English beorma, from Proto-West Germanic *bermō.

Alternative forms

• barme, berm, barm, beorme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrm(ə)/, /ˈbarm(ə)/

Noun

berme (uncountable)

1. The head of foam present in beer that is aging.
2. barm (froth used for fermented and leavened food)
3. yeast (fungus that produces barm)
4. (rare) The head of foam present in a glass of beer.

Descendants

• English: barm
• Scots: barm, berme, barme, baurm
• Yola: barrm

References

• “berm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.

Etymology 2

Noun

berme

1. Alternative form of barm (“belly, chest”)