armament

English

Etymology

Latin armāmentum, from armō (“I arm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)məmənt/

Noun

armament (countable and uncountable, plural armaments)

1. A body of forces equipped for war.
2. (military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
3. Any equipment for resistance.
4. The process of building up military capacity.

Translations

body of forces equipped for war

• Belarusian: узбро́еныя сі́лы f pl (uzbrójenyja síly)
• Bengali: অস্ত্রসস্ত্র (ostrośostro)
• Bulgarian: въоръже́ни си́ли f pl (vǎorǎžéni síli)
• Finnish: sotajoukko (fi)
• French: force de frappe (fr) f, forces armées f pl
• German: Kriegsstärke (de) f, Streitkräfte (de) f pl
• Irish: arm m
• Portuguese: força (pt) f
• Russian: вооружённые си́лы (ru) f pl (vooružónnyje síly)
• Ukrainian: збро́йні си́ли (uk) f pl (zbrójni sýly)

all small arms collectively

• Armenian: սպառազինություն (hy) (spaṙazinutʿyun)
• Belarusian: узбрае́нні n pl (uzbrajénni)
• Bulgarian: въоръже́ние (bg) n (vǎorǎžénie)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 武器 (zh) (wǔqì), 武裝／武装 (zh) (wǔzhuāng), 軍備／军备 (zh) (jūnbèi)

• Finnish: aseistus (fi)
• German: Ausrüstung (de) f, Rüstung (de) f
• Irish: arm m, armáil f
• Japanese: 武装 (ja) (ぶそう, busō), 軍備 (ja) (ぐんび, gunbi)
• Korean: 무장(武裝) (ko) (mujang), 군비(軍備) (ko) (gunbi)
• Macedonian: вооружу́вања n pl (vooružúvanja)
• Portuguese: armamento (pt) m
• Russian: вооруже́ния (ru) n pl (vooružénija)
• Spanish: armamento m
• Ukrainian: озбро́єння (uk) n pl (ozbrójennja)

any equipment for resistance

• Armenian: սպառազինություն (hy) (spaṙazinutʿyun)
• Belarusian: узбрае́нне n (uzbrajénnje), збро́я f (zbrója)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 武器 (zh) (wǔqì), 軍備／军备 (zh) (jūnbèi)

• Czech: výzbroj (cs) f
• Finnish: varustus (fi)
• French: armement (fr) m
• German: Ausrüstung (de) f
• Japanese: 武器 (ja) (ぶき, buki), 軍備 (ja) (ぐんび, gunbi), 兵装 (へいそう, heisō)
• Korean: 무기(武器) (ko) (mugi), 군비(軍備) (ko) (gunbi)
• Macedonian: вооружу́вање n (vooružúvanje), о́ружје n (óružje)
• Norman: armément m
• Polish: uzbrojenie (pl) n, broń (pl) f
• Portuguese: armamento (pt) m
• Russian: вооруже́ние (ru) n (vooružénije), ору́жие (ru) n (orúžije)
• Slovene: oborožitev f
• Ukrainian: озбро́єння (uk) n (ozbrójennja), збро́я (uk) f (zbrója)

the process of building up military capacity

• Arabic: تَسْلِيح‎ m (taslīḥ)
• Armenian: սպառազինություն (hy) (spaṙazinutʿyun)
• Azerbaijani: silahlandırma, təslih
• Belarusian: узбро́йванне n (uzbrójvannje), узбрае́нне n (uzbrajénnje)
• Bulgarian: въоръжа́ване n (vǎorǎžávane)
• Czech: vyzbrojení n
• Finnish: varustelu (fi)
• French: armement (fr) m
• German: Aufrüstung (de) f
• Irish: armáil f
• Macedonian: вооружу́вање n (vooružúvanje)
• Polish: uzbrojenie (pl) n
• Portuguese: armamento (pt) m
• Russian: вооруже́ние (ru) n (vooružénije)
• Slovak: zbrojenie n
• Slovene: oboroževanje n
• Swedish: rustning (sv) c, upprustning (sv) c
• Ukrainian: озбро́ювання n (ozbrójuvannja), озбро́єння (uk) n (ozbrójennja)

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin armāmentum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əɾ.məˈment/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ər.məˈmen/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aɾ.maˈment/

Noun

armament m (plural armaments)

1. arming

Related terms

• armar

Further reading

• “armament” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “armament”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “armament” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “armament” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

From French armement. By surface analysis, arma +‎ -ment.

Noun

armament n (plural armamente)

1. weaponry

Declension

Declension of armament

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) armament	armamentul	(niște) armamente	armamentele
genitive/dative	(unui) armament	armamentului	(unor) armamente	armamentelor
vocative	armamentule		armamentelor