karm

See also: Karm

Estonian

Etymology

A native word, ultimately from Proto-Uralic. Cognate to Finnish karmea (“scary, bitter”) and Northern Sami guormes (“thick (flour), rough (skin)”).

Adjective

karm (genitive karmi, partitive karmi, comparative karmim, superlative kõige karmim)

1. harsh, severe, cruel

Declension

Declension of karm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		karm	karmid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	karmi
genitive			karmide
partitive		karmi	karme karmisid
illative		karmi karmisse	karmidesse karmesse
inessive		karmis	karmides karmes
elative		karmist	karmidest karmest
allative		karmile	karmidele karmele
adessive		karmil	karmidel karmel
ablative		karmilt	karmidelt karmelt
translative		karmiks	karmideks karmeks
terminative		karmini	karmideni
essive		karmina	karmidena
abessive		karmita	karmideta
comitative		karmiga	karmidega

Noun

karm (genitive karmu, partitive karmu)

1. smoke, fumes

Declension

Declension of karm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		karm	karmud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	karmu
genitive			karmude
partitive		karmu	karme karmusid
illative		karmu karmusse	karmudesse karmesse
inessive		karmus	karmudes karmes
elative		karmust	karmudest karmest
allative		karmule	karmudele karmele
adessive		karmul	karmudel karmel
ablative		karmult	karmudelt karmelt
translative		karmuks	karmudeks karmeks
terminative		karmuni	karmudeni
essive		karmuna	karmudena
abessive		karmuta	karmudeta
comitative		karmuga	karmudega

Further reading

• karm in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Icelandic

Noun

karm

1. indefinite accusative singular of karmur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse karmr.

Noun

karm m (definite singular karmen, indefinite plural karmer, definite plural karmene)

1. a frame (for a door or window)

Derived terms

• dørkarm
• vinduskarm

References

• “karm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse karmr.

Noun

karm m (definite singular karmen, indefinite plural karmar, definite plural karmane)

1. a frame (for a door or window)

Derived terms

• dørkarm
• vindaugskarm

References

• “karm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarm/
• Rhymes: -arm
• Syllabification: karm

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrmъ.

Noun

karm m inan

1. food, fodder

   Synonyms: karma, pokarm, wikt

Declension

Declension of karm

	singular	plural
nominative	karm	karmy
genitive	karmu	karmów
dative	karmowi	karmom
accusative	karm	karmy
instrumental	karmem	karmami
locative	karmie	karmach
vocative	karmie	karmy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

karm

1. second-person singular imperative of karmić

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

karm f

1. genitive plural of karma

Further reading

• karm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse karmr, which is related to krókr (“hook”).

Noun

karm c

1. a frame (for a door or window)

Declension

Declension of karm

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	karm	karms
	definite	karmen	karmens
plural	indefinite	karmar	karmars
	definite	karmarna	karmarnas

Derived terms

• dörrkarm
• fönsterkarm

References

• karm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kram, mark