arm
English[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (“arm”) Old English arm (“arm”), 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”).
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
- 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
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Isaiah 52:1:
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
- armband
- arm candy
- armchair
- -armed
- armful
- armhole
- arm in arm
- armless
- armlet
- armlock
- armpiece
- armpit
- armrest
- arm's reach
- arm wrestling
- at arm's length
- babe in arms
- chance one's arm
- cost an arm and a leg
- forearm
- in the arms of Morpheus
- long arm of the law
- lower arm
- on one's arm
- outer arm
- right arm
- strong-arm
- take in one's arms
- take someone's arm
- upper arm
- with open arms
Translations[edit]
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: Published According to the True Originall Copies (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.
- 1634, attributed to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen
- Arm your prize; / I know you will not lose 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)
- (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
- (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
References[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
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.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- (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.
Usage notes[edit]
- Pubs and taverns often use this word in their names, as a reference to heraldic bearings, e.g. The Queen's Arms.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:weapon
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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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.
- (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
- (transitive, figuratively) To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Peter 4:1:
- arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
- (intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
- (transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
Synonyms[edit]
- (furnish with weapons): beweapon
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
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.
Related terms[edit]
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.
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist arm | zi ist arm | is ist arm | ze zèint arm | |
with definite article | nominative | dar èrme | de èrma | 's èrme | de èrmen |
accusative | in èrmen | de èrma | 's èrme | de èrmen | |
dative | me èrmen | dar èrmen | me èrmen | in èrmen | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an èrmar | an èrma | an èrmes | (khòone) èrmen |
accusative | an èrmen | an èrma | an èrmes | (khòone) èrmen | |
dative | aname èrmen | anara èrmen | aname èrmen | (khòonen) èrmen | |
without article | nominative | èrme | |||
accusative | èrme | ||||
dative | èrmen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist èrmor | zi ist èrmor | is ist èrmor | ze zèint èrmor | |
with definite article | nominative | dar èrmore | de èrmora | 's èrmore | de èrmoren |
accusative | in èrmoren | de èrmora | 's èrmore | de èrmoren | |
dative | me èrmoren | dar èrmoren | me èrmoren | in èrmoren | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an èrmorar | an èrmora | an èrmores | (khòone) èrmoren |
accusative | an èrmoren | an èrmora | an èrmores | (khòone) èrmoren | |
dative | aname èrmoren | anara èrmoren | aname èrmoren | (khòonen) èrmoren | |
without article | nominative | èrmore | |||
accusative | èrmore | ||||
dative | èrmoren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist dar èrmorste | zi ist dar èrmorsta | is ist dar èrmorste | ze zèint dar èrmorste | |
with definite article | nominative | dar èrmorste | de èrmorsta | 's èrmorste | de èrmorsten |
accusative | in èrmorsten | de èrmorsta | 's èrmorste | de èrmorsten | |
dative | me èrmorsten | dar èrmorsten | me èrmorsten | in èrmorsten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an èrmorstar | an èrmorsta | an èrmorstes | (khòone) èrmorsten |
accusative | an èrmorsten | an èrmorsta | an èrmorstes | (khòone) èrmorsten | |
dative | aname èrmorsten | anara èrmorsten | aname èrmorsten | (khòonen) èrmorsten | |
without article | nominative | èrmorste | |||
accusative | èrmorste | ||||
dative | èrmorsten |
This adjective has irregular declension; positive inflected forms also have umlaut.
Derived terms[edit]
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
- “arm” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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)
Inflection[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).
Adjective[edit]
arm
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of arm | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | arm | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | armt | — | —2 |
Plural | arme | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | 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]
arm on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Arm (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
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)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: arm
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)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of arm | ||||
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uninflected | arm | |||
inflected | arme | |||
comparative | armer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | arm | armer | het armst het armste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | arme | armere | armste |
n. sing. | arm | armer | armste | |
plural | arme | armere | armste | |
definite | arme | armere | armste | |
partitive | arms | armers | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: arm
Anagrams[edit]
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)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | arm | armid |
genitive | armi | armide |
partitive | armi | arme / armisid |
illative | armi / armisse | armidesse |
inessive | armis | armides |
elative | armist | armidest |
allative | armile | armidele |
adessive | armil | armidel |
ablative | armilt | armidelt |
translative | armiks | armideks |
terminative | armini | armideni |
essive | armina | armidena |
abessive | armita | armideta |
comitative | armiga | armidega |
Etymology 2[edit]
Most likely derived from armas. Cognate to Votic armo (“grace, mercy”).
Noun[edit]
arm (genitive armu, partitive armu)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | arm | armud |
genitive | armu | armude |
partitive | armu | arme / armusid |
illative | armu / armusse | armudesse |
inessive | armus | armudes |
elative | armust | armudest |
allative | armule | armudele |
adessive | armul | armudel |
ablative | armult | armudelt |
translative | armuks | armudeks |
terminative | armuni | armudeni |
essive | armuna | armudena |
abessive | armuta | armudeta |
comitative | armuga | armudega |
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]
Adjective[edit]
arm (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]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “arm” in Duden online
Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm m (genitive singular airm, nominative plural airm)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- armach (“armed”, adjective)
- armadóir (“armourer”)
- armáil (“arm”, verb)
- armáil (“armament; army”)
- 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]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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]
- "arm" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “arm” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, 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.
Jersey Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz. Cognate with Dutch arm (“poor”), German arm (“poor”).
Adjective[edit]
arm
- poor
- 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:
- Hai waz nît tevrêde täus en dârkîs tû râkni arm. […] |He was not content at home and therefore he became poor.
- 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:
Livonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm
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)
Verb[edit]
arm (verbal noun armal, past participle garmal)
References[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Noun[edit]
arm m
Alternative forms[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “arm (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “arm (I)”, in Middelniederlandsch 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
Inflection[edit]
Adjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | arm | arme | arm | arme |
Definite | arme | arme | |||
Accusative | armen | arme | arme | arme | |
Genitive | arms | armer | arms | armer | |
Dative | armen | armer | armen | armen |
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “arm (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “arm (II)”, in Middelniederlandsch 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]
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
Descendants[edit]
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
Descendants[edit]
- Scots: arm
References[edit]
- “arm (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
arm (neuter singular armt, definite singular and plural arme)
Noun[edit]
arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armer, definite plural armene)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “arm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
arm (neuter singular armt, definite singular and plural arme)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse armr. Akin to English arm.
Noun[edit]
arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armar, definite plural armane)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “arm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Noun[edit]
arm m
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “arm (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Adjective[edit]
arm
Inflection[edit]
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “arm (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), whence also Old High German arm, Old Norse armr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm m
Declension[edit]
Old High German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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
Declension[edit]
case | singular | plural |
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nominative | arm | arma |
accusative | arm | arma |
genitive | armes | armo |
dative | arme | armum |
instrumental | armu | — |
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr.
Adjective[edit]
arm
Descendants[edit]
- German: arm
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
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | arm | armos |
accusative | arm | armos |
genitive | armes | armō |
dative | arme | armum |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Low German: arm
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)
Declension[edit]
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | arm | arme | arm | arme | arm | armu |
accusative | armana | arme | arm | arme | arma | armu |
genitive | armes | armarō | armes | armarō | armaro | armarō |
dative | armumu | armum | armumu | armum | armaro | armum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | armo | armu | arma | armu | arma | armu |
accusative | armun | armun | arma | armun | armun | armun |
genitive | armun | armonō | armun | armonō | armun | armonō |
dative | armun | armum | armun | armum | armun | armum |
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | armoro | armoru | armora | armoru | armora | armoru |
accusative | armorun | armorun | armora | armorun | armorun | armorun |
genitive | armorun | armoronō | armorun | armoronō | armorun | armoronō |
dative | armorun | armorum | armorun | armorum | armorun | armorum |
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | armost | armoste | armost | armoste | armost | armostu |
accusative | armostana | armoste | armost | armoste | armosta | armostu |
genitive | armostes | armostarō | armostes | armostarō | armostaro | armostarō |
dative | armostumu | armostum | armostumu | armostum | armostaro | armostum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | armosto | armostu | armosta | armostu | armosta | armostu |
accusative | armostun | armostun | armosta | armostun | armostun | armostun |
genitive | armostun | armostonō | armostun | armostonō | armostun | armostonō |
dative | armostun | armostum | armostun | armostum | armostun | armostum |
Descendants[edit]
- Low German: arm
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin armus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”).
Noun[edit]
arm n (plural armuri)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
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]
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
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)
Verb[edit]
arm (third-person singular present arms, present participle armin, 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 present arms, present participle armin, past armt, past participle armt)
Etymology 4[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“wing of a body”).
Noun[edit]
arm (plural arms)
- 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]
Noun[edit]
arm m (genitive singular airm, plural airm)
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]
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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]
- “arm” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “arm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos.
Noun[edit]
arm c
Declension[edit]
Declension of arm | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | arm | armen | armar | armarna |
Genitive | arms | armens | armars | armarnas |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse armr (“poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ormos.
Adjective[edit]
arm
Declension[edit]
Inflection of arm | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | arm | armare | armast |
Neuter singular | armt | armare | armast |
Plural | arma | armare | armast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | arme | armare | armaste |
All | 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. |
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Anagrams[edit]
Yimas[edit]
Noun[edit]
arm
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