Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
arm
- (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Armenian.
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: äm, IPA(key): /ɑːm/
- (US) enPR: ärm, IPA(key): /ɑɹm/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English arm, from Old English earm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”).
cognates
Akin to Dutch arm, German Arm, Yiddish אָרעם (orem), Norwegian and Swedish arm. Indo-European cognates include Latin armus (“the uppermost part of the arm, shoulder”), Armenian արմունկ (armunk, “elbow”), Ancient Greek ἁρμός (harmós, “joint, shoulder”) and ἅρμα (hárma, “wagon, chariot”), Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma), Old Persian [script needed] (arma).
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
- The portion of the upper human
appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess[1]:
When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.
She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
- (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
- A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an
invertebrate animal.
the arms of an octopus
- The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm. Synonym: sleeve
- 1970, J. G. Farrell, Troubles, New York: Knopf, 1971, p. 340,[2][…] he noticed that a dark stain had appeared under the arm of her grey silk dress.
- 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, New York: Vintage, Chapter 5, p. 94,[3]Samad made a grab for the boy and caught him by the arm of his shirt.
- A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object
extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a
pair of compasses.
The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
- (geography) A bay or
inlet off a main body of water.
Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
- A branch of an organization.
the cavalry arm of the military service
- (figuratively) Power; might; strength; support.
the arm of the law
the secular arm
- To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
- (baseball, slang) A pitcher
The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
- (genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
- A group of patients in a medical trial.
- aftarm
- an arm and a leg
- armband
- armbinder
- armbone
- arm bone
- armbrace
- arm candy
- arm-chair
- armchair
- -armed
- armful
- arm garter
- armguard
- armhole
- arm hole
- arm-in-arm
- arm in arm
- arm in crook
- armlength
- armless
- armlet
- armlike
- armload
- armlock
- armlong
- arm of flesh
- armpiece
- arm pit
- armpit
- arm pump
- armrest
- armring
- arm's length
- arm span
- arm's reach
- arm-twist
- arm twist
- arm-twister
- arm twister
- arm twisting
- arm-twisting
- armwear
- arm-wrestle
- arm wrestle
- arm-wrestler
- arm wrestler
- arm-wrestling
- arm wrestling
- at arm's length
- babe in arms
- bend of the arm
- break one's arm patting oneself on the back
- cement arm
- chance one's arm
- control arm
- crank arm
- crossarm
- dead man's arm
- fire arm
- fore arm
- fore-arm
- forearm
- give one's right arm
- give someone the arm
- glass arm
- input arm
- interarm
- in the arms of Morpheus
- keep at arm's length
- left arm orthodox
- left arm unorthodox
- lever arm
- long arm
- long arm of the law
- long-arm statute
- long arm statute
- long as one's arm
- lower arm
- make a long arm
- man-arm
- midarm
- moment arm
- more power to your arm
- multiarm
- one-arm
- one-arm bandit/one-armed bandit
- one-arm joint
- one-arm lunchroom
- one-arm restaurant
- on one's arm
- Orion Arm
- outer arm
- output arm
- overarm
- pitman arm
- put the arm on someone
- radial arm saw
- radius arm
- resistance arm
- right arm
- righting arm
- roundarm
- secular arm
- seven-arm octopus
- shot in the arm
- side arm
- slap on the arm
- spiral arm
- steering arm
- stiff-arm
- straight-arm
- straight arm
- strong-arm
- sword arm
- take in one's arms
- take someone's arm
- talk someone's arm off
- teeth arm
- tonearm
- tone arm
- trans broken arm syndrome
- twist someone's arm
- underarm
- under one's arm
- upper arm
- white arm
- with one arm tied behind one's back
- with open arms
- yard-arm
- yardarm
Verb[edit]
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)
- (obsolete) To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene ii]:
And make him with our pikes and partisans / A grave: come, arm him.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English arm (“poor, wretched”), from Old English earm (“poor, miserable, pitiful, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erm- (“poor, ill”).
Adjective[edit]
arm (comparative armer or more arm, superlative armest or most arm)
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
References[edit]
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
- armth
Etymology 3[edit]
Back-formation from arms (plural), from Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
- (usually
used in the plural) A weapon.
1789, United States Bill of Rights:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
- (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or
insignia.
The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
- (in the plural, obsolete) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
- Pubs and taverns often use this word in their names, as a reference to heraldic bearings, e.g. The Queen's Arms.
- See also Thesaurus:weapon
- arm-chest
- armed
- armrack
- arms factory
- arms race
- army
- bear arms
- brothers in arms
- coat of arms
- disarm
- firearm
- in arms
- lay down one's arms
- outarm
- polearm
- present arms!
- sidearm
- small arm
- take up arms against
- to arms!
- under arms
- up in arms
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Verb[edit]
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)
- (transitive) To supply with
armour or (later especially) weapons. The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
- 2015, George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons, Bantam (→ISBN), page 593: They were arming them with spears and shields, putting iron halfhelms on their heads, and arraying them along the inner wall, a rank of snowy sentinels. “Lord Winter has joined us with his levies,” one of the sentries [said].
- (transitive, figuratively) To supply with the equipment,
knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
- arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
- 1801(?), John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress ... to which is Added, the Life and Death of the Author, page 359: Many following him, and, in his journeyings, he visited many at their houses, and gave them consolation, arming them with steady resolves, to be patient in suffering and trust to God for their reward; […]
- 1806, William turner, An Abstract of the History of the Bible ... With questions for examination, etc, page 43: [God] directed them to choose out three hundred only, and, arming them with nothing but trumpets and lamps, to send them by night into the camp of the Midianites.
- 1885, United States Congressional Serial Set, page 119: Q. In other words, you were commissioning men here in Cincinnati to attend the polls, arming them with authority to arrest citizens; men from outside of the city of Cincinnati to arrest citizens of the city of Cincinnati […]
- 2011, Meredith H. Lair, Armed with Abundance: Consumerism & Soldiering in the Vietnam War, Univ of North Carolina Press (→ISBN), page 215: Picture taking soothed support troops' anxieties twice over, empowering them as they navigated a strange environment, and arming them with proof that they really had served in a war.
- 2014, Susan Fawcett, Grassroots with Readings: The Writer's Workbook, Cengage Learning (→ISBN), page 466: […] and arming them with skills, work habits, and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.
- (transitive) To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
- (transitive) To cover or
furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
- (intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
- (transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
- (furnish with weapons): beweapon
- armable
- arming press
- arming sword
- arm the lead
- arm to the teeth
- arm up
- dearm
- rearm
- unarmed
to supply with armour or weapons
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to cover with whatever that will add strength, force, security, or efficiency
to furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify
to take up weapons; to arm oneself
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Anagrams[edit]
- -mar-, AMR, MAR, MRA, Mar, Mar., RAM, RMA, Ram, mar, mar-, ram
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch arm.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
- arm
Cimbrian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”). Cognate with German Arm, English arm.
Noun[edit]
arm m (plural èrme)
- (Sette Comuni) arm
An langar arm rékhet béetor. ― A long arm can reach further.
- èrmel
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor, pitiful”). Cognate with German arm, English arm.
Adjective[edit]
arm (comparative èrmor, superlative dar èrmorste)
- (Sette Comuni, Luserna) poor
Bèar is arm hat nicht so borliran. ― He who is poor has nothing to lose.
This adjective has irregular declension; positive inflected forms also have umlaut.
Derived terms[edit]- armakhot, èrmakhot
- èrmar stòkh
References[edit]
- “arm” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /arm/, [ɑːˀm]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”).
Noun[edit]
arm c (singular definite armen, plural indefinite arme)
- (anatomy) arm
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).
Adjective[edit]
arm
- (dated) poor, not richSynonym: fattig
- unfortunate, poorSynonym: stakkels
arm | — | —2 |
armt | — | —2 |
arme | — | —2 |
arme | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Further reading[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɑrm/
- Hyphenation: arm
- Rhymes: -ɑrm
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma) and Old Persian [script needed] (arma).
Noun[edit]
arm m (plural armen, diminutive armpje n)
- arm
Iemand kneep in mijn arm.
Someone pinched my arm. - branch (especially of streams and organisations)
- armband
- armlengte
- armsnoer
- bovenarm
- omarmen
- onderarm
- werkarm
- zijarm
- Afrikaans: arm
- Javindo: arrem
- Negerhollands: arm, erm
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”).
Adjective[edit]
arm (comparative armer, superlative armst)
- poor (not rich)
arme landen ― poor countries
- poor (unfortunate)
arme stakker… ― poor soul…
arm | ||
arme | ||
armer | ||
positivecomparativesuperlative | ||
arm | armer | het armst het armste |
arme | armere | armste |
arm | armer | armste |
arme | armere | armste |
arme | armere | armste |
arms | armers | — |
- armoede
- kansarm
- verarmen
- voedselarm
- Afrikaans: arm
- Berbice Creole Dutch: arum
- Jersey Dutch: arm
- Negerhollands: aerm
- Petjo: arm
Anagrams[edit]
- ram
East Central German[edit]
Verb[edit]
arm
- (Erzgebirgisch, intransitive) to workSynonym: arbittn
Further reading[edit]
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[4], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 17:
Estonian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *arpi; arm is an irregular variant of the root; the expected arb can be seen in dialects.
Noun[edit]
arm (genitive armi, partitive armi)
- scar
Declension of arm (type riik)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *armo. Most likely derived from armas. Cognate to Votic armo (“grace, mercy”).
Noun[edit]
arm (genitive armu, partitive armu)
- mercy
- pardon
- (poetic) love, affection
Declension of arm (type riik)
Faroese[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm
- indefinite accusative singular of armur
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”) or alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-, whence English orphan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ʔaʁm]
Adjective[edit]
arm (strong nominative masculine singular armer, comparative ärmer, superlative am ärmsten)
- poor (having little money)
- poor (to be pitied)
arm dran sein ― to have bad luck
lieber arm dran als Arm ab ― better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation)
- low (having a small amount)
Declension[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- reich
Derived terms[edit]
- Armenkasse
- Armenkrankenhaus
[edit]
- -arm
- arme Seele
- ärmlich
- armselig
- Armut
Further reading[edit]
- “arm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “arm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “arm” in Duden online
Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm
- indefinite accusative singular of armur
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑɾˠəmˠ/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaɾˠəmˠ/
Noun[edit]
arm m (genitive singular airm, nominative plural airm)
- weapon; implement, tool
- (collective) arms
- army
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- armach (“armed”, adjective)
- armadóir (“armourer”)
- armáil (“armament; army”)
- armáil (“arm”, verb)
- armbheart (“feat of arms”)
- armchúirt (“court martial”)
- arm diúractha (“missile”)
- arm faobhair (“edged weapon”)
- arm géar (“sharp weapon”)
- armghéag (“arm, branch of service”)
- armlann (“armoury, magazine”)
- armlón m (“ammunition”)
- armrua (“fierce in arms”, adjective)
- armshlua m (“armed host”)
- arm tine (“firearm”)
- giolla airm (“armour-bearer”)
- seirbhís airm f (“army service”)
Mutation[edit]
arm | n-arm | harm | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “arm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “arm”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 40
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 10.
- Entries containing “arm” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “arm” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54
Jersey Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ārm
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch arm. Cognates include Afrikaans arm.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɑrm/
Adjective[edit]
arm
- poor
- 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309: Hāi waz nît tevrêde täus en dârkîs tû râkni arm. […]|He was not content at home and therefore he became poor.
Livonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *armo. Akin to Finnish armo.
Noun[edit]
arm
- peace
- love
Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.
Noun[edit]
arm m (genitive singular arm, plural armyn)
- arm, weapon, armament
Verb[edit]
arm (verbal noun armal, past participle garmal)
- arm
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /arm/
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Noun[edit]
arm m
- arm
- ārem
- āerm
Declension of arm (strong)
Descendants[edit]- Dutch: arm
- Afrikaans: arm
- Javindo: arrem
- Negerhollands: arm, erm
- Limburgish: erm
- “arm (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “arm (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Adjective[edit]
arm
- poor, having few possessions
- unfortunate, pitiable
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural | |||
arm | arme | arm | arme |
arme | arme | ||
armen | arme | arm | arme |
arme | |||
arms | armer | arms | armer |
armen | armer | armen | armen |
- ārem
- Dutch: arm
- Afrikaans: arm
- Berbice Creole Dutch: arum
- Jersey Dutch: arm
- Negerhollands: aerm
- Petjo: arm
- Limburgish: erm
- “arm (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “arm (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *arəm- (“arm”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- arum, harm, erm, herm
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
- arm
- English: arm
- Scots: airm
- Yola: arrm
References[edit]
- “arm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English earm (“poor, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”).
Adjective[edit]
arm
- poor
- miserable, wretched
- Scots: arm
References[edit]
- “arm, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse armr.
Adjective[edit]
arm (neuter singular armt, definite singular and plural arme)
- poor
Noun[edit]
arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armer, definite plural armene)
- (anatomy) an arm
Derived terms[edit]
- armbind
- armbånd
- armhule
- armlene
- fjordarm
- lovens lange arm
- overarm
- underarm
References[edit]
- “arm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɑrm/
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse armr m, from Proto-Germanic *armaz m. Akin to English arm.
Noun[edit]
arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armar, definite plural armane)
- (anatomy) an arm
- armbind
- armlene
- fjordarm
- lovas lange arm
- overarm
- underarm
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Adjective[edit]
arm (masculine and feminine arm, neuter armt, definite singular and plural arme, comparative armare, indefinite superlative armast, definite superlative armaste)
- poor, pitiful (to be pitied)
- arming
References[edit]
- “arm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
- mar, ram
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Noun[edit]
arm m
- arm
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]- Middle Dutch:
arm
- Dutch: arm
- Afrikaans: arm
- Javindo: arrem
- Negerhollands: arm, erm
- Limburgish: erm
- Dutch: arm
- “arm (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Adjective[edit]
arm
- poor
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]- armo
- Middle Dutch: arm
- Dutch: arm
- Afrikaans: arm
- Berbice Creole Dutch: arum
- Jersey Dutch: arm
- Negerhollands: aerm
- Petjo: arm
- Limburgish: erm
- Dutch: arm
- “arm (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- earm
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), whence also Old High German arm, Old Norse armr.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɑrm/, [ɑrˠm]
Noun[edit]
arm m
- arm
Declension[edit]
Declension of arm (strong a-stem)
Old High German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- aram, arma
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /arm/
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos, whence also Old English arm, Old Norse armr.
Noun[edit]
arm m
- (anatomy) arm
Declension of arm (masculine a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]- armboug
- armil
- Middle High German: arm, arn
- Alemannic German: Aare, Arm, Are, Arme
- Bavarian: OarmCimbrian: arm
- Central Franconian: Ärm, Arm, OrmHunsrik: Aarem
- German: Arm
- Luxembourgish: Aarm
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: Aarm
- Yiddish: אָרעם (orem)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.
Adjective[edit]
arm
- poor, miserable
- arming
- Middle High German:
arm
- Cimbrian: arm
- German: arm
- Luxembourgish: aarm
- Plautdietsch: aarem
- Yiddish: אָרעם (orem)
References[edit]
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.
Noun[edit]
arm m
- arm
Declension of arm (masculine a-stem)
Descendants[edit]- Middle Low German: arm
- Low German:
- German Low German: Hamburgisch: ArmWestphalian: Ravensbergisch: ĀrmLippisch: ArmSauerländisch: Ārm, Ārem, OarmWestmünsterländisch: Arm
- Plautdietsch: Oam, Oarm
- Low German:
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.
Adjective[edit]
arm (comparative armoro, superlative armost)
- miserable, poor
Comparative forms of arm (weak only)
Descendants[edit]- Low German: arm (also Lippisch)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin armus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”).
Noun[edit]
arm n (plural armuri)
- (chiefly Oltenia) an animal's haunch, or a thigh on a person Synonyms: coapsă, șold
[edit]
- întrema
See also[edit]
- armă
- spată
Scots[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- airm, arme, harme, areme, airme
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
- arm
- arm of the sea
- bar, beam
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English arm (“poor”), from Old English earm (“poor”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”).
Adjective[edit]
arm (comparative mair arm, superlative maist arm)
- poor; wretched
- weak; thin; sickly
Verb[edit]
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)
- (intransitive) to crawl about miserably.
Etymology 3[edit]
From Middle English armen (“to arm”), from Old French armer (“to arm”), from Latin armō (“to arm”). More at arm.
Verb[edit]
arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)
- to arm, outfit with weapons or armour
Etymology 4[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“wing of a body”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- aarm
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
- (Shetland) the tail end of something, especially of fishing line
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾam/
Noun[edit]
arm m (genitive singular airm, plural airm)
- armySynonym: armailt
- arm, weapon
Usage notes[edit]
- Arm is usually used to refer to the entire
fighting force of a nation etc, while armailt usually refers to the an "army" involved in a particular battle etc:
Arm Bhreatainn anns a' Chogadh Mhòr ― British Army in the First World War (the armed forces as a whole)
armailt Bhreatannach ann an Afraga ― British Army in Africa
Derived terms[edit]
- taigh-airm
[edit]
- armaich
- dì-armaich
Mutation[edit]
arm | n-arm | h-arm | t-arm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “arm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos.
Noun[edit]
arm c
- (anatomy) arm; the body part
- arm; something extending from a body
arm | armen | armar | armarna |
arms | armens | armars | armarnas |
- armbåge
- underarm
- ärm
- överarm
See also[edit]
- axel
- hand
- handled
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ormos.
Adjective[edit]
arm (comparative armare, superlative armast)
- (dated) poor; to be pitiedSynonym: stackars
- (dated) poor; with no possessions or moneySynonym: fattig
arm | armare | armast |
armt | armare | armast |
arma | armare | armast |
arme | armare | armast |
arme | armare | armaste |
arma | armare | armaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
- utarma
Anagrams[edit]
- mar, ram
Yimas[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm
- water
References[edit]
- The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN) (as arɨm)
- William A. Foley, The Yimas Language of New Guinea (1991, →ISBN), page 296: arm tark kantk-rm ima-na-tɨ-nwater coldness with-water water S-DEF-becomes-PRES'The water is getting cold.'