Ärrem

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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rom Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos. The development -a--ę- is regular before -r- + a non-dental consonant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ärrem m (plural Ärrem, diminutive Ärremke) (Eupen)

  1. (anatomy) an arm
  2. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
    1. (textiles, technical use or informal) a sleeve
    2. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
    3. a branch, a section of a structure
    4. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
    5. influence, might