Swedish noun

en tarm

intestine

Meaning

intestine

In Swedish: matsmältningskanalen mellan magsäcken och ändtarmsmynningen

Forms

Forms of tarm
Singular, indefiniteen tarm
Singular, definitetarmen
Plural, indefinitetarmar
Plural, definitetarmarna

tarm is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tarm, den stora tarmen. Check another noun

Practise tarm

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Is it en tarm or ett tarm?

Words built with tarm

  • tjocktarm large intestine

Questions

What does tarm mean in English?

tarm means “intestine”.

Is it en tarm or ett tarm?

It is en tarm, and “the intestine” is tarmen.

What is the plural of tarm?

The plural of tarm is tarmar, and the definite plural is tarmarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish tharmber, from Old Norse þarmr.

Nearby common words

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