larum

See also: Larum and -larum

English

Noun

larum (plural larums)

1. Obsolete form of alarum.

Derived terms

• larum-bell

Verb

larum (third-person singular simple present larums, present participle laruming, simple past and past participle larumed)

1. Obsolete form of alarum.

Anagrams

• mural, rumal

Latin

Noun

larum

1. accusative singular of larus

Polish

Etymology

From Old Italian all'arme (“to arms, to the weapons”), from Latin arma, armōrum (“weapons”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.rum/

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• Rhymes: -arum
• Syllabification: la‧rum

Noun

larum n (indeclinable)

1. (derogatory) uproar, especially misguided or dishonest

   Synonyms: wrzawa, wrzask, zamieszanie, zgiełk

2. (archaic) alarum, call to arms
3. (dated) alarm signal

Further reading

• larum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• larum in Polish dictionaries at PWN