cremor

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cremor; compare cream. === Noun === cremor (plural cremors) (archaic) cream, a creamy substance, yeast, or scum === References === “cremor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Cromer == Catalan == === Etymology === From cremar +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kɾəˈmu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [kɾəˈmo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kɾeˈmoɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kɾeˈmo] === Noun === cremor f (plural cremors) burning Synonym: ardor burning sensation === Further reading === “cremor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Latin == === Alternative forms === cremum === Etymology 1 === Disputed; possibly one of the following: From Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₃-m- (“porridge, soup”) (compare Proto-Celtic *kurmi (“beer”), Proto-Slavic *kъrmъ (“food, fodder”), Sanskrit करम्भ (karambhá, “groats, gruel”)) From Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₁erh₂- (“to mix”) (compare Ancient Greek κεράννυμι (keránnumi)) Per M. de Vaan, derived from the verb crem- (“to burn”), possibly from the same root as carbō (“charcoal”); he also considers Celtic *kurmi a potential cognate. ==== Noun ==== cremor m sg (genitive cremōris); third declension Thick juice or broth, gravy Thick juice made by boiling grain, a mash ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun, singular only. ===== Descendants ===== → English: cremor → Italian: cremore ==== References ==== De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “cremō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 142 “cremor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “cremor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “cremor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cremor first-person singular present passive indicative of cremō