therm

See also: -therm and therm-

English

Etymology 1

1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Noun

therm (plural therms)

1. A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.

Derived terms

• decatherm
• thm

See also

• thermo-

Etymology 2

Probably from English Hermes or English Terminus, ancient Gods whose statues would often have decoration characteristic of thermed work around their bases.

Verb

therm (third-person singular simple present therms, present participle therming, simple past and past participle thermed)

1. A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs.

Anagrams

• HRTEM

Middle English

Noun

therm

1. Alternative form of tharm

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þarm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz. Cognate with Old Dutch *tharm, Old English þearm and Old High German darm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θerm/, [ðerm]

Noun

therm m

1. (anatomy) intestine, guts

Declension

Declension of therm (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	therm	thermar, therma
genitive	thermes	therma
dative	therme	thermum, thermem
accusative	therm	thermar, therma

Descendants

• North Frisian: teerm
• Saterland Frisian: Tíerm
• West Frisian: term

References

• Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
• Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)