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Herm¹

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)m

Where it comes from

Perhaps from Old Norse armr (“arm”), because of its shape.

proper noun

  1. One of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
  2. A commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

herm²

  • /ˈhɜːm/ UK
  • /ˈhɜɹm/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)m

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Herma, a Latinization of Hermēs, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

noun herms

  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.

herm³

  • /ˈhɜːm/ UK
  • /ˈhɜɹm/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)m

adjective

  1. abbreviation, clipping, not comparable Clipping of hermaphrodite

noun herms

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of hermaphrodite

Translations

Every language

name one of the Channel Islands

FrançaisHerm

name a commune in France

FrançaisHerm

noun rectangular pillar

Françaishermès
Italianoerma

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MLA

"herm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/herm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

herm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/herm

Chicago

"herm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/herm.

BibTeX
@misc{herm_2026,
  title = {herm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/herm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}