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Gedärm
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German
Etymology
From de gmh gederme, from de goh gidermi, from de gem-pro *gaþarmiją, collective of gem-pro *þarmaz, whence de Darm.
Pronunciation
de /ɡəˈdɛrm/ [ɡəˈdɛʁm] [-ˈdɛɐ̯m]
de De-Gedärm.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s
the whole of an organism's intestines, guts, insides
de 1914 Artur Landsberger David Rothblum Das Ghettobuch https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/landsbrg/ghettobu/chap021.html A. S. Rabinowicz: Der Rabbi im Kerker Die Trauer verschlang ihn wie eine schwere Flut, in der sich seine Seele verfing wie Jonas im Gedärm des Walfisches. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123173555/https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/landsbrg/ghettobu/chap021.html 23 January 2025
Usage notes
Though already a collective, the word is predominantly used in the plural.
de 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
n,(e)s
Related terms
de Darm
Further reading