arm

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English earm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *arəm- (“arm”), a suffixed form of *ar- (“to fit together”). Cognate with Latin armus (“the uppermost part of the arm, shoulder”), Greek.1 ἁρμός (harmos, “joint, shoulder”), Greek.2 ἅρμα (harma, “wagon, chariot”), Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma) and Old Persian arma.

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arm (plural arms)

  1. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
    She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
  2. (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.
  3. 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.
  4. A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
    Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
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portion of the upper appendage from shoulder to wrist
portion of the upper limb from shoulder to elbow
part of object
body of water

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English arm (“poor, wretched”), from Old English earm (“poor, miserable, pitiful, wretched”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”). Cognate with Dutch arm (“poor”), German arm (“poor”), Swedish arm (“poor”).

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arm (comparative armer or more arm, superlative armest or most arm)

  1. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
  2. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
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[edit] Etymology 3

Middle English, from Old French arme, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *ar-mo-, a suffixed form of *ar- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.

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arm (plural arms)

  1. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
  2. (in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia
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weapon
heraldic bearings

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arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)

  1. To supply with a weapon or weapons.
  2. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action, to activate.
    Remember to arm an alarm system.
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to supply with weapons
to prepare a tool or a weapon for action

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[edit] Danish

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  • IPA: /arm/, [ɑːˀm]

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ar-mo- (“arm”).

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arm c. (singular definite armen, plural indefinite arme)

  1. arm
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    Inflection of arm
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative arm armen arme armene
genitive arms armens armes armenes

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).

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arm (neuter armt, definite and plural arme)

  1. poor
  2. unfortunate

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[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ar-mo-, a suffixed form of *ar- (“to fit together”). Cognate to Avestan arma and Old Persian arma.

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arm m. (plural armen, diminutive armpje)

  1. (anatomy) arm
    Iemand kneep in mijn arm. — Someone pinched my arm.
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”).

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arm (comparative armer, superlative armst)

  1. poor (not rich)
    arme landen — poor nations
  2. poor (unfortunate)
    arme stakker… — poor soul…
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Declension of arm
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial arm armer  
neuter
singular		 indefinite arm armer
definite arme armere armste het armst(e)
common singular arme armere armste de armste
plural arme armere armste de armste
partitive arms armers  


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From German

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arm (??? please provide the genitive and partitive!)

  1. mercy
  2. scar

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[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ʔaʁm]
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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”)

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arm (comparative ärmer, superlative am ärmsten)

  1. poor (having little money)
  2. poor (to be pitied)

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positive forms of arm
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist arm sie ist arm es ist arm sie sind arm
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative armer arme armes arme
genitive armen armer armen armer
dative armem armer armem armen
accusative armen arme armes arme
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der arme die arme das arme die armen
genitive des armen der armen des armen der armen
dative dem armen der armen dem armen den armen
accusative den armen die arme das arme die armen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein armer eine arme ein armes (keine) armen
genitive eines armen einer armen eines armen (keiner) armen
dative einem armen einer armen einem armen (keinen) armen
accusative einen armen eine arme ein armes (keine) armen
comparative forms of arm
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist ärmer sie ist ärmer es ist ärmer sie sind ärmer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative ärmerer ärmere ärmeres ärmere
genitive ärmeren ärmerer ärmeren ärmerer
dative ärmerem ärmerer ärmerem ärmeren
accusative ärmeren ärmere ärmeres ärmere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der ärmere die ärmere das ärmere die ärmeren
genitive des ärmeren der ärmeren des ärmeren der ärmeren
dative dem ärmeren der ärmeren dem ärmeren den ärmeren
accusative den ärmeren die ärmere das ärmere die ärmeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein ärmerer eine ärmere ein ärmeres (keine) ärmeren
genitive eines ärmeren einer ärmeren eines ärmeren (keiner) ärmeren
dative einem ärmeren einer ärmeren einem ärmeren (keinen) ärmeren
accusative einen ärmeren eine ärmere ein ärmeres (keine) ärmeren
superlative forms of arm
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am ärmsten sie ist am ärmsten es ist am ärmsten sie sind am ärmsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative ärmster ärmste ärmstes ärmste
genitive ärmsten ärmster ärmsten ärmster
dative ärmstem ärmster ärmstem ärmsten
accusative ärmsten ärmste ärmstes ärmste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der ärmste die ärmste das ärmste die ärmsten
genitive des ärmsten der ärmsten des ärmsten der ärmsten
dative dem ärmsten der ärmsten dem ärmsten den ärmsten
accusative den ärmsten die ärmste das ärmste die ärmsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein ärmster eine ärmste ein ärmstes (keine) ärmsten
genitive eines ärmsten einer ärmsten eines ärmsten (keiner) ärmsten
dative einem ärmsten einer ärmsten einem ärmsten (keinen) ärmsten
accusative einen ärmsten eine ärmste ein ärmstes (keine) ärmsten

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arm

  1. arm, weapon, armament

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

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arm m.

  1. arm
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Declension of arm (strong)
singular plural
nominative arm arme
accusative arm arme
genitive arms arme
dative arm armen
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

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arm

  1. poor, having few possessions
  2. unfortunate, pitiable
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[edit] Middle English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *arəm- (“arm”).

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arm (plural arms)

  1. arm
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English earm (“poor, wretched”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”).

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arm

  1. poor
  2. miserable, wretched

[edit] Norwegian

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From Old Norse armr.

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arm

  1. arm

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    Inflection of arm
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål m arm armen armer armene
Nynorsk m arm armen armar armane

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From Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), whence also Old High German arm, Old Norse armr

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arm m.

  1. arm

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.

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arm

  1. poor, miserable
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English arm, Old Norse armr.

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arm m.

  1. (anatomy) arm
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  • Middle High German: arm

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  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

[edit] Romanian

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From Latin armus.

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arm n. (plural armuri)

  1. (regional, chiefly Oltenia) an animal's haunch, or a thigh on a person

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *arəm- (“arm”).

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arm (plural arms)

  1. arm
  2. arm of the sea
  3. bar, beam

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English arm (“poor”), from Old English earm (“poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”).

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arm (comparative mair arm, superlative maist arm)

  1. poor; wretched
  2. weak; thin; sickly

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tae arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)

  1. to crawl about miserably.

[edit] Etymology 3

From Middle English armen (“to arm”), from Old French armer (“to arm”), from Latin armō (“to arm”). More at arm.

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tae arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)

  1. to arm, outfit with weapons or armour

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From Old Norse armr (“wing of a body”).

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arm (plural arms)

  1. the tail end of something, especially of fishing line

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  • IPA: /ˈaɾam/

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arm m. (genitive and plural airm)

  1. army
  2. arm, weapon

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  • 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

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

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arm c.

  1. (anatomy) arm; the body part
  2. arm; something extending from a body
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Declension of arm
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arm armen armar armarna
genitive arms armens armars armarnas
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse armr (“poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

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arm

  1. (dated) poor; to be pitied
  2. (dated) poor; with no possessions or money
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Declension of arm
Inflections of
arm		 Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular		 Common arm armare armast
Neuter armt
Definite
singular		 Masc. arme armaste
All arma armaste
Plural arma armaste
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