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vierme
worm /ˈvjer.me/
noun#3074 most common
Also: maggot, grub
Example sentences
Viermele este mic.
The worm is small.
Am găsit un vierme în grădină.
I found a worm in the garden.
Copiii au pus viermi în cutie pentru pescuit.
The children put worms in the box for fishing.
Mărul avea un vierme înăuntru.
The apple had a worm inside.
Viermele de mătase produce fire folosite la țesut.
The silkworm produces threads used for weaving.
Îndoiala îl rodea ca un vierme, măcinându-i liniștea zi de zi.
Doubt gnawed at him like a worm, wearing away his peace day by day.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vierme | viermi |
| Genitive | viermelui | viermilor |
| Accusative | vierme | viermi |
| Vocative | vierme | viermilor |
Word family
viermuito swarm or teem, as with worms
viermănosworm-eaten, wormy
vierme de mătasesilkworm
vierme de pământearthworm
Etymology
Vierme descends directly from Latin vermis, meaning worm. Romanian kept this word through unbroken spoken use since the Roman colonization of Dacia, unlike some other Romance languages that shifted to different roots for common animals. The word also extended over time to figurative senses, such as a nagging inner feeling.
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