"karm(i)" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

See karm(i) in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From pre-Germanic *ǵ(h₂)or-m-(i-), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“to call, cry, shout”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *garman (“call, cry, shout; summoning”, noun) (Old Irish gairm, Middle Welsh garm), which rather reflects *ǵh₂r̥-(s)mn̥. Etymology templates: {{pre-Germanic}} pre-Germanic, {{der|gmw-pro|ine-pro|*ǵeh₂r-|t=to call, cry, shout}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“to call, cry, shout”), {{cog|cel-pro|*garsman|*garman|call, cry, shout; summoning|pos=n}} Proto-Celtic *garman (“call, cry, shout; summoning”, noun), {{cog|sga|gairm}} Old Irish gairm, {{cog|wlm|garm}} Middle Welsh garm Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|noun|g=m}} *karm(i) m Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-noun-a|karm|g=m}}, {{gmw-infl-noun-i|karmi|j=ij}} Forms: karm [canonical, masculine], i [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], karm [nominative, singular], karmō [nominative, plural], karmōs [nominative, plural], karm [accusative, singular], karmā [accusative, plural], karmas [genitive, singular], karmō [genitive, plural], karmē [dative, singular], karmum [dative, plural], karmu [instrumental, singular], karmum [instrumental, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], karmi [nominative, singular], karmī [nominative, plural], karmi [accusative, singular], karmī [accusative, plural], karmī [genitive, singular], karmijō [genitive, plural], karmī [dative, singular], karmim [dative, plural], karmijum [dative, plural], karmī [instrumental, singular], karmim [instrumental, plural], karmijum [instrumental, plural]
  1. cry, call, shout; lament Tags: reconstruction Derived forms (Proto-West Germanic): karmōn (english: from the a-stem noun), karmijan (english: perhaps from the i-stem noun)
    Sense id: en-karm(i)-gmw-pro-noun-mjvjKS1Y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Proto-West Germanic': 59 41
  2. noise, sound; alarm Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-karm(i)-gmw-pro-noun-rcoiuWK~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "ċierm"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: ċierm",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "ċearm",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "ċearm",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: ċierm (< *karmi); ċearm (< *karm)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "chirm"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: chirm, charme, cherme, chirme (Late Middle English)\nEnglish: chirm, churm; charm, jarm\nScots: chirm, churme"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "osx",
            "2": "karm"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: karm (< *karm)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          "args": {
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    }
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmim",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmijum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmī",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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        "j": "ij"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/karm(i)",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "sense": "Proto-West Germanic",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "59 41",
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        }
      ],
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        "cry, call, shout; lament"
      ],
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        [
          "cry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "noise, sound; alarm"
      ],
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        [
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          "sound"
        ],
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          "alarm",
          "alarm"
        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers",
    "Germanic parent language"
  ],
  "word": "karm(i)"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-West Germanic i-stem nouns",
    "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
    "Proto-West Germanic masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Proto-West Germanic masculine nouns",
    "Proto-West Germanic nouns",
    "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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        "masculine"
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        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "i-stem",
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        "class"
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      "form": "karmi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "karmijō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmim",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmijum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmim",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "karmijum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
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      },
      "expansion": "*karm(i) m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "karmi",
        "j": "ij"
      },
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-i"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/karm(i)",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "gmw-pro:Vocalizations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cry, call, shout; lament"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "call",
          "call"
        ],
        [
          "shout",
          "shout"
        ],
        [
          "lament",
          "lament"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "gmw-pro:Sounds"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "noise, sound; alarm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "noise",
          "noise"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "alarm",
          "alarm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers",
    "Germanic parent language"
  ],
  "word": "karm(i)"
}

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