herm

See also: Herm

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Etymology 1

From Hermes.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.[1]
Synonyms
  • (rectangular pillar): herma
Translations

Etymology 2

From hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.[2]

Adjective

herm (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.

References
  1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities; p. 602
  2. Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology; p. 408

Anagrams
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