Ärrem

Limburgish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ʁəm/
• Homophone: ärrem
• Hyphenation: Är‧rem
• Rhymes: -ɛʁəm

Noun

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