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derma¹

  • /ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from New Latin derma, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). Doublet of derm.

noun dermata · dermas

  1. The inner layer of the skin.

    Similar: dermis, more there

derma²

  • /ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mə

noun dermas

  1. India, Philippines, abbreviation, clipping, colloquial Clipping of dermatologist

derma³

  • /ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish דערמע (derme), plural of דאַרם (darm, “intestine”), from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic *þarm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to bore”).

noun dermas

  1. A Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc. in a casing, especially kishke.

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@misc{derma_2026,
  title = {derma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/derma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}