"Ohrwurm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈoːrˌvʊrm/, [ˈʔoːɐ̯ˌvʊɐ̯m], [ˈʔɔɐ̯-], [ˈʔɔː-], [-ˌvʊʁm], [-ˌʋʊ-] Audio: De-Ohrwurm.ogg
Etymology: From Ohr (“ear”) + Wurm (“worm”). In ancient times, dried and ground animals of the order Dermaptera were used to treat ear diseases, which resulted in the Late Latin name auricula. Later the name was in error explained as “worm that enters the ear”. Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Ohr|Wurm|gloss1=ear|gloss2=worm}} Ohr (“ear”) + Wurm (“worm”), {{m|la|auricula}} auricula Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^er}} Ohrwurm m (strong, genitive Ohrwurmes or Ohrwurms, plural Ohrwürmer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Ohrwurmes [genitive], Ohrwurms [genitive], Ohrwürmer [plural], strong [table-tags], Ohrwurm [nominative, singular], Ohrwürmer [definite, nominative, plural], Ohrwurmes [genitive, singular], Ohrwurms [genitive, singular], Ohrwürmer [definite, genitive, plural], Ohrwurm [dative, singular], Ohrwurme [dative, singular], Ohrwürmern [dative, definite, plural], Ohrwurm [accusative, singular], Ohrwürmer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Ohrenkneifer, Ohrenpitscher, Ohrenschliefer, Ohrgrübler
    Sense id: en-Ohrwurm-de-noun-lZzuinXO
  2. (informal) earworm (a tune that pops up in one's memory all of the time) Tags: informal, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Ohrwurm-de-noun-tXUpJp6Z Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 63

Inflected forms

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