darmo

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech darmo. By surface analysis, dar + -mo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdarmo]

Adverb

darmo

1. uselessly, in vain

Related terms

• darmošlap
• nadarmo
• zadarmo
• zbůhdarma
• zdarma

Further reading

• “darmo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “darmo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “darmo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der.

Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mos

Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma)bor.

Esperanto darmo

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdarmo/
• Rhymes: -armo
• Syllabification: dar‧mo

Noun

darmo (accusative singular darmon, plural darmoj, accusative plural darmojn)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) dharma

Further reading

• “darmo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “darmo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *darъmo (“for free”), reanalyzed from *darъmь, the instrumental singular of Proto-Slavic *darъ (“gift”). By surface analysis, darem +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdar.mɔ/

• (Masovia):
  • (Łowicz) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.mɔ]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Zagórze) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.mɔ]

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• Rhymes: -armɔ
• Syllabification: dar‧mo

Adverb

darmo (not comparable)

1. free, gratis

   Synonyms: bezpłatnie, darmowo, gratis, nieodpłatnie, za darmo

   Antonyms: odpłatnie, płatnie

2. in vain

Noun

darmo n

1. (Łowicz, Mszadla) synonym of kotera

Further reading

• “darmo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “darmo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Halina Świderska (1929), “darmo”, in Dialekt Księstwa Łowickiego (in Polish), Warsaw, →ISBN, page 94
• Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “darmo”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎^[3] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 26

Sinte Romani

Etymology

From Polish darmo.

Adverb

darmo

1. for nothing

References

• Wörterbuch des Dialekts der deutschen Zigeuner (1898)