alarm

See also: Alarm

English

Alternative forms

• alarum

Etymology

From Middle English alarme, alarom, borrowed from Middle French alarme, itself from Old Italian all'arme! (“to arms!, to the weapons!”), ultimately from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈlɑːm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈlɑɹm/
• Hyphenation: alarm

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m

Noun

alarm (countable and uncountable, plural alarms)

1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

     Arming to answer in a night alarm.

2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joel 2:1:

     Sound an alarm in my holy mountain.

   • 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:

     She went about the house in a state of real terror, and yet lied monstrously and wilfully, and invented many of the alarms she spread, and made many of the sounds we heard.

3. A sudden attack; disturbance.
   • 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

     these home alarms

   • 1725, Homer, “Book I”, in [Elijah Fenton], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC, page III:

     thy palace fill with insults and alarms

4. Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
   • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 1, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:

     Alarm and resentment spread through the camp.

5. A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

   The clock radio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside.

6. An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.

   You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.

Derived terms

• alarm-bell
• alarm bell
• alarm clock
• alarm fatigue
• alarm gauge
• alarm reaction
• alarm substance
• alarm system
• baby alarm
• burglar alarm
• car alarm
• false alarm
• fire alarm
• five-alarm
• hustle alarm
• multialarm
• radio alarm
• raise the alarm
• silent alarm
• smoke alarm
• state of alarm

 

Translations

summons to arms

• Arabic: إِنْذَار‎ m (ʔinḏār)
• Armenian: տագնապ (hy) (tagnap)
• Belarusian: трыво́га f (tryvóha)
• Bulgarian: трево́га (bg) f (trevóga)
• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 警報／警报 (zh) (jǐngbào)

• Dutch: alarmkreet (nl) n, ^{(please verify)} oproep te wapen m
• Finnish: hälytys (fi)
• French: alarme (fr) f
• Galician: alarma f
• Georgian: განგაში (gangaši)
• German: Alarm (de) m
• Hungarian: fegyverbe, riadó (hu)
• Italian: allarme (it) m
• Japanese: 警報 (ja) (けいほう, keihō)
• Korean: 경보(警報) (ko) (gyeongbo)
• Persian: آژیر‎ (fa) (âžir)
• Polish: alarm (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: alarme (pt) m
• Russian: трево́га (ru) f (trevóga)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̀ларм m

  Roman: àlarm (sh) m

• Spanish: alarma (es) m, rebato (es)
• Ukrainian: триво́га f (tryvóha)
• Uzbek: taxlika, vahima (uz)
• Vietnamese: sự báo động

notice of approaching danger

• Bulgarian: тревога (bg) (trevoga), аларма (bg) (alarma)
• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Dutch: alarm (nl) n, alarmsignaal (nl) n
• Estonian: häire
• Finnish: hälytys (fi)
• Galician: alarma f
• Georgian: განგაში (gangaši)
• German: Alarm (de) m, Alarmsignal (de) n
• Greek: συναγερμός (el) m (synagermós)
• Hungarian: riadó (hu)
• Italian: allarme (it) m
• Japanese: 注意 (ja) (ちゅうい, chūi)
• Macedonian: тревога f (trevoga), узбуна f (uzbuna)
• Malay: penggera
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: alarm (no) m

  Nynorsk: alarm m

• Polish: alarm (pl) m
• Portuguese: alarme (pt) m
• Russian: трево́га (ru) f (trevóga)
• Scottish Gaelic: rabhadh m
• Spanish: alarma (es) m, rebato (es)
• Uzbek: taxlika

sudden surprise with fear or terror

• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Dutch: alarmstemming
• Finnish: pelästyminen (fi)
• Georgian: შიში (šiši), ღელვა (ɣelva), მღელვარება (mɣelvareba)
• German: Alarmstimmung f
• Greek:

  Ancient: τάρβος n (tárbos)

• Hungarian: ijedtség (hu), riadalom (hu)
• Latin: pavor m
• Maori: ahaaha, kōruru
• Polish: alarm (pl) m
• Portuguese: alarme (pt) m
• Russian: испу́г (ru) m (ispúg), смяте́ние (ru) n (smjaténije), страх (ru) m (strax), опасе́ние (ru) n (opasénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: clisgeadh m

mechanical contrivance for awaking

• Armenian: զարթուցիչ (hy) (zartʿucʿičʿ)
• Bulgarian: буди́лник (bg) m (budílnik)
• Catalan: despertador (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: alarm (nl) n, alarmklok (nl), wekker (nl) m
• Esperanto: alarmilo
• Estonian: äratuskell
• Finnish: herätyskello (fi)
• French: réveille-matin (fr) m, réveil (fr) m
• Georgian: მაღვიძარა (maɣviʒara)
• German: Wecker (de) m
• Greek: ξυπνητήρι (el) n (xypnitíri)
• Hungarian: ébresztő (hu)
• Italian: allarme (it) m
• Japanese: 目覚まし時計 (ja) (めざましどけい, mezamashidokei)
• Khmer: នាឡិការោទិ៍ (niəlekaaroo)
• Korean: 알람 (ko) (allam)
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: weker, penggera
• Polish: budzik (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: despertador (pt) m
• Russian: буди́льник (ru) m (budílʹnik), сигнализа́ция (ru) f (signalizácija) (alarm system)
• Spanish: despertador m
• Swedish: väckarklocka (sv) c
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: báo thức (vi), máy báo thức
• Welsh: larwm (cy) m

instance of an alarm ringing or clanging

• Armenian: ահազանգ (hy) (ahazang), տագնապի ազդանշան (tagnapi azdanšan)
• Bulgarian: обявя́ване на трево́га n (objavjávane na trevóga)
• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 警報信號／警报信号 (jǐngbào xìnhào)

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Estonian: äratus, alarm (et)
• Finnish: hälytys (fi)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: សំឡេងរោទិ៍ (sɑmleingroo)
• Polish: alarm (pl) m
• Russian: сигна́л трево́ги m (signál trevógi)
• Spanish: alarma (es) f
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Uzbek: vahima (uz)
• Vietnamese: báo thức (vi)
• Welsh: larwm (cy) m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} alarme (fr)
• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} განგაში (gangaši)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} aláram m, ^{(please verify)} creill f

See also

• tocsin

Verb

alarm (third-person singular simple present alarms, present participle alarming, simple past and past participle alarmed)

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1. (transitive) To call to arms for defense
2. (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
3. (transitive) To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
4. (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
5. (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.

Derived terms

• alarming
• alarmist

 

Translations

to call to arms

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} вдигам по тревога (vdigam po trevoga)
• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: te wapen roepen
• Finnish: hälyttää (fi)
• Spanish: tocar a rebato

to give notice (by sound or otherwise) of approaching danger

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} обявявам тревога (objavjavam trevoga)
• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: alarmeren (nl), alarm slaan
• Esperanto: alarmi
• Finnish: hälyttää (fi)
• German: ^{(please verify)} Alarm schlagen (intransitive), ^{(please verify)} alarmieren (de) (transitive)
• Hungarian: riaszt (hu)
• Maori: tarakeha (given by birds), pāoho
• Polish: alarmować (pl) impf, zaalarmować pf
• Portuguese: alarmar (pt)

to surprise with apprehension of danger

• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: alarmeren (nl), beangstigen (nl)
• Esperanto: alarmi
• Finnish: pelästyttää (fi), hätäännyttää
• German: alarmieren (de)
• Latin: cōnsternō
• Maori: whakahopo
• Portuguese: alarmar (pt)

to keep in excitement; to disturb

• Bulgarian: разтревожвам (bg) (raztrevožvam)
• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: alarmeren (nl), verontrusten (nl)
• Finnish: huolestuttaa (fi)
• German: in Alarmstimmung versetzen
• Thai: รบกวน (th) (róp-guuan)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} alarmer (fr), ^{(please verify)} donner/sonner l'alerte
• German: ^{(please verify)} Alarm schlagen (intransitive), ^{(please verify)} alarmieren (de)

References

• “alarm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• LRAAM, Lamar, Marla, malar, marla, ramal

Albanian

Etymology

From French alarme (“alarm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaɾm/

Noun

alárm m (indefinite plural alárme, definite singular alármi, definite plural alármet)

1. (army) alarm

   Synonym: kushtrim

2. (figurative) anxiety

   Synonym: shqetësim

Declension

Declension of alarm

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	alarm	alarme	alarmi	alarmet
accusative			alarmin
dative	alarmi	alarmeve	alarmit	alarmevet
ablative		alarmesh

Derived terms

• alarmim m (gerund)
• alarmoj (active)
• alarmohem (passive)
• alarmonjës
• alarmuar (participle)
• alarmues m
• alarmuese f

Further reading

• Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 32 (noun alárm/alarm)
• [1] m. noun alárm/alarm (engl. alarm) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalarm]

Noun

alarm m inan

1. alarm

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• alarmismus
• alarmista
• alarmistický
• alarmní

 

Further reading

• alarm in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• alarm in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• alarm in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Danish

Noun

alarm c (singular definite alarmen, plural indefinite alarmer)

1. alarm

Declension

Declension of alarm

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alarm	alarmen	alarmer	alarmerne
genitive	alarms	alarmens	alarmers	alarmernes

Derived terms

• brandalarm

Further reading

• “alarm” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian all' arme (“to arms”), allarme; cf. also French alarme. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈlɑrm/

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• Hyphenation: alarm
• Rhymes: -ɑrm

Noun

alarm n (plural alarmen, diminutive alarmpje n)

1. alarm

Derived terms

• alarmbel
• alarmcentrale
• alarmklok
• alarmnummer
• alarmsignaal
• luchtalarm

 

Related terms

• alarmeren

Descendants

• Negerhollands: allarm, alarm
• → Indonesian: alarm

Anagrams

• Almar

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch alarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalarm/, [alarə̆m]
• Hyphenation: alarm
• Rhymes: -m

Noun

alarm (plural alarm-alarm, first-person possessive alarmku, second-person possessive alarmmu, third-person possessive alarmnya)

1. alarm

Synonyms

• penggera (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “alarm” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian all' arme (“to arms”) and allarme, via French alarme.

Noun

alarm m (definite singular alarmen, indefinite plural alarmer, definite plural alarmene)

1. an alarm

Derived terms

• alarmklokke
• brannalarm

 

References

• “alarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian all' arme (“to arms”) and allarme, via French alarme.

Noun

alarm m (definite singular alarmen, indefinite plural alarmar, definite plural alarmane)

1. an alarm

Derived terms

• alarmklokke
• brannalarm

 

References

• “alarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French alarme or German Alarm, from Italian all'arme (“to arms”). First attested in 1644–1660.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.larm/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -alarm
• Syllabification: a‧larm

Noun

alarm m inan

1. alarm (device used to alarm people)

   Synonym: alert

2. alarm (sound used to alarm people)

   Synonym: alert

3. alarm (state of being alerted)

   Hypernym: alert

4. alarm (fear, apprehension)

   Hypernym: alert

Declension

Declension of alarm

	singular	plural
nominative	alarm	alarmy
genitive	alarmu	alarmów
dative	alarmowi	alarmom
accusative	alarm	alarmy
instrumental	alarmem	alarmami
locative	alarmie	alarmach
vocative	alarmie	alarmy

Derived terms

adjectives

• alarmistyczny
• alarmowy
• alarmujący

 

adverbs

• alarmistycznie
• alarmowo
• alarmująco

 

nouns

• alarmista
• autoalarm
• dzwonek alarmowy
• sygnał alarmowy

 

phrases

• bić na alarm impf
• uderzać na alarm impf
• uderzyć na alarm pf

 

verbs

• alarmować impf
• zaalarmować pf

 

Collocations

Collocations

• na wypadek alarmu ― in case of alarm
• zabezpieczony alarmerm ― secured with an alarm
• chroniony alarmerm ― protected by an alarm
• fałszywy alarm ― false alarm
• prawdziwy alarm ― genuine alarm
• próbny alarm ― a dril
• nocny alarm ― night alarm
• złośliwy alarm ― malicious alarm
• ptasi alarm ― bird alarm
• cichy alarm ― quiet alarm
• głośny alarm ― loud alarm
• przedwczesny alarm ― early/premature alarm
• ekologiczny alarm ― ecological alarm
• elektroniczny alarm ― electronic alarm
• czerwony alarm ― red alert/code red/condition red
• ciągły alarm ― constant alarm
• nowoczesny alarm ― modern alarm
• szybki alarm ― fast alarm
• specjalny alarm ― special alarm
• alarm bombowy ― bomb threat/scare
• alarm powodziowy ― flood alarm/scare
• alarm smogowy ― smog alarm/alert
• alarm wibracyjny ― vibration/vibriting alarm
• alarm szalupowy ― jolly boat alarm
• alarm przeciwpowodziowy ― anti-flood alarm
• alarm przeciwwłamaniowy/antywłamaniowy ― burglar alarm
• alarm pożarowy/przeciwpożarowy ― fire alarm/fire drill/smoke alarm
• alarm przeciwlotniczy/powietrzny/lotniczy ― air raid alarm
• alarm lawinowy ― avalanche alarm
• alarm samochodowy/samochodu ― car alarm
• alarm dźwiękowy ― audible alarm/sound alarm/alarm sound/audio alarm/sound alert
• alarm antyterrorystyczny ― terrorist alarm
• alarm bojowy (Used as an interjection) ― defense alarm/action stations/battle stations
• alarm wojenny ― war alarm
• alarm atomowy ― nuclear alarm
• alarm domowy ― home alarm
• monitorowanie alarmów ― alarm monitoring
• ogłoszenie alarmu ― alarm notice
• odwołanie alarmu ― alarm cancellation/calling off an alarm
• wycie alarmu ― the wailing of alarm
• sygnał alarmu ― an alarm signal
• sprawca alarmu ― the one who set off/caused (an) alarm
• syrena alarmu ― an alarm siren
• dźwięk alarmu ― the sound of an alarm
• montaż/instalacja alarmu ― alarm installation
• czujnik alarmu ― an alarm sensor/detector
• pisk alarmu ― the squeal of alarm
• sygnalizacja alarmu ― indication of an alarm
• dzwonek alarmu ― an alarm bell
• pilot alarmu ― the remote control of alarm
• przyczyna/powód alarmu ― the reason/cause for alarm
• guzik/przycisk alarmu ― an alarm button
• system alarmu ― an alarm system
• zakończenie alarmu ― ending (of an) alarm
• funkcja alarmu ― alarm feature/function
• seria alarmów ― a series of alarms
• stopień alarmu ― the degree of alarm
• autor alarmu ― the causer of alarm
• poziom alarmu ― the level of alarm
• koniec alarmu ― end of (an) alarm
• alarm budzika ― alarm of a clock
• Nie ma powodu, aby wszczynać/wszcząć alarm ― there is no cause alarm
• ogłaszać/ogłosić alarm ― to sound/report (an) alarm
• podnosić/podnieść alarm ― to raise (an) alarm
• włączać/włączyć alarm ― to turn on an alarm
• wyłączać/wyłączyć alarm ― to turn off an alarm
• odwoływać/odwołać alarm ― to call off/cancel (an) alarm
• unieruchomić/unieszkodliwić alarm ― to disable an alarm
• uruchamiać/uruchomić alarm ― to enable an alarm
• instalować/zainstalować/montować/zamontować alarm ― to install an alarm
• narobić alarmu ― to cause alarm
• zakładać/założyć alarm ― to set up an alarm
• wywoływać/wywołać alarm ― to cause/arouse alarm
• odłączyć alarm ― to disconnect an alarm
• uszkodzić alarm ― to damage/break an alarm
• słyszeć/usłyszeć alarm ― to hear an alarm
• przerwać alarm ― to stop/cease an alarm
• nacisnąć alarm ― to press an alarm
• budzić alarm ― to arouse alarm
• wprowadzić alarm ― to implement alarm
• alarm spłoszył kogoś ― an alarm startled someone
• alarm wyje/zawył ― an alarm wails/wailed
• alarm dzwoni/zadzwonił ― an alarm rings/rang
• alarm trwa ileś ― an alarm lasts a certain amount of time
• alarm rośnie ― alarm grows/increases

References

• Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine]‎^[2], Wydawnictwo PWN

Further reading

• alarm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• alarm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “allarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 21

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French alarme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎlarm/
• Hyphenation: a‧larm

Noun

àlarm m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ларм)

1. alarm

Declension

Declension of alarm

	singular	plural
nominative	alarm	alarmi
genitive	alarma	alarma
dative	alarmu	alarmima
accusative	alarm	alarme
vocative	alarme	alarmi
locative	alarmu	alarmima
instrumental	alarmom	alarmima

Derived terms

• àlarmnī
• lažni alarm

 

References

• “alarm” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Noun

alarm n

1. an alarm (warning or emergency signal, and a device that emits such a signal)
2. alarm (state of alarm)

Declension

Declension of alarm
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	alarm	alarmet	alarm	alarmen
Genitive	alarms	alarmets	alarms	alarmens

See also

• uppståndelse (“stir, commotion”)
• väckarklocka (“alarm clock”)

References

• alarm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• alarm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• alarm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

From French alarme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.laɾm/
• Hyphenation: a‧larm

Noun

alarm (definite accusative alarmı, plural alarmlar)

1. alarm

   Tehlike anında alarmı beklemeden sığınağa girmeliyiz.

   In case of danger, we must enter the shelter without waiting for the alarm.

2. alarm clock

   Alarmım zamanında çalmadı.

   My alarm clock didn't ring on time.

   Synonym: çalar saat

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	alarm
Definite accusative	alarmı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alarm	alarmlar
Definite accusative	alarmı	alarmları
Dative	alarma	alarmlara
Locative	alarmda	alarmlarda
Ablative	alarmdan	alarmlardan
Genitive	alarmın	alarmların