Gedärm

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gederme, from Old High German gidermi, from Proto-Germanic *gaþarmiją, collective of *þarmaz, whence German Darm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈdɛrm/, [ɡəˈdɛʁm], [-ˈdɛɐ̯m] === Noun === Gedärm n (strong, genitive Gedärmes or Gedärms, plural Gedärme) the whole of an organism's intestines, guts, insides ==== Usage notes ==== Though already a collective, the word is predominantly used in the plural. Gedärm(e) has a somewhat coarse or intensive tone to it. One context in which it is often used is that of visible intestines (as e.g. in a slain soldier). ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Darm === Further reading === “Gedärm” in Duden online “Gedärm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gedärm” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.