vermina

== Italian == === Verb === vermina inflection of verminare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === minerva == Latin == === Etymology === On the surface appears to be the same root as vermis (“worm”) +‎ -men, but De Vaan believes this is a folk-etymological association and that it derives from the root of vergō (“to turn”), pointing to Proto-Italic *wergmen. (Note the parallel historical semantics of tormina). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛr.mɪ.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛr.mi.na] === Noun === vermina n pl (genitive verminum); third declension the gripes, bellyache, stomachache Synonym: tormina ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), plural only. === References === “vermina”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. vermina in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung “vermina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vermine. === Noun === vermina f (plural verminas) vermin (creatures, people or thing that cause harm and annoyance) === Further reading === “vermina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026