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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping ofEnglishArmenian.

Symbol

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arm

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-2/Blanguage code forArmenian.

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English

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limb

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂érmos
Proto-Germanic*armaz
Proto-West Germanic*arm
Old Englishearm
Middle Englisharm
Englisharm

    FromMiddle Englisharm, fromOld Englishearm (Anglianarm), fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(arm), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂(e)rmos(a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter), a suffixed form of*h₂er-(to join, fit together).

    Cognates

    Akin toDutcharm,GermanArm,Yiddishאָרעם(orem),Danish,Norwegian andSwedisharm. Indo-European cognates includeLatinarmus(the uppermost part of the arm, shoulder),Bulgarianрамо(ramo),Polishramię,Serbo-Croatianrȁme,Armenianարմունկ(armunk,elbow),Ancient Greekἁρμός(harmós,joint, shoulder) andἅρμα(hárma,wagon, chariot),Avestan𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀(arma),Old Persian[script needed](arma).

    Noun

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    arm (pluralarms)

    1. (anatomy) The portion of the upper humanappendage, from theshoulder to thewrist and sometimes including thehand.
      She stood with her rightarm extended and herpalm forward to indicate “Stop!”
    2. (anatomy) The extended portion of the upperlimb, from theshoulder to theelbow.
      Thearm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
    3. Alimb, orlocomotive orprehensileorgan, of aninvertebrate animal.
      thearms of an octopus
    4. The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
      Synonym:sleeve
    5. A long,narrow, more or lessrigid part of an objectextending from the main part or centre of the object, such as thearmrest of anarmchair, acrane, a pair ofspectacles or apair of compasses.
      The robotarm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
    6. (geography) Abay orinlet off a main body of water.
      Shelburne Bay is anarm of Lake Champlain.
    7. Abranch of anorganization.
      the cavalryarm of the military service
      • 2018 April 25,Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, inThe New York Times[2]:
        Congress has asked the Government Accountability Office, its investigativearm, to review the workplace complaints raised by air marshals, said Charles Young, a spokesman for the office.
    8. (figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
      thearm of the law
      the seculararm
    9. (baseball, slang) Apitcher
      The team needs to sign anotherarm in the offseason.
    10. (genetics) One of the two parts of achromosome.
    11. A group of patients in a medical trial.
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    Translations
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    Seearm/translations § Noun.

    Verb

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    arm (third-person singular simple presentarms,present participlearming,simple past and past participlearmed)

    1. (obsolete) To take by thearm; totake up in one's arms.

    Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Englisharm(poor, wretched), fromOld Englishearm(poor, miserable, pitiful, wretched), fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(poor), fromProto-Indo-European*h₁erm-(poor, ill).

    Cognates

    Akin toDutcharm(poor),Germanarm(poor),Yiddishאָרעם(orem,poor),Swedisharm(poor).

    Adjective

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    arm (comparativearmerormorearm,superlativearmestormostarm)

    1. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland)Poor;lacking inriches orwealth.
    2. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To bepitied;pitiful;wretched.

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    Etymology 3

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    Back-formation fromarms(plural), fromMiddle Englisharmes, fromOld Frencharmes, fromLatinarma(weapons), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of*h₂er-(to fit together), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1.

    Noun

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    arm (pluralarms)

    1. (usually used in the plural) Aweapon.
    2. (in theplural)Heraldicbearings orinsignia.
      The Duke'sarms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
    3. (in theplural, obsolete)War;hostilities;deeds orexploits of war.(Can we add anexample for this sense?)
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    • Pubs and taverns often use this word in their names, as a reference to heraldic bearings, e.g.The Queen's Arms.
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    Translations
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    weapon
    heraldic bearings

    Verb

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    arm (third-person singular simple presentarms,present participlearming,simple past and past participlearmed)

    1. (transitive) Tosupply witharmour or (later especially)weapons.
      The kingarmed his knights with swords and shields.
      • 2015, George R. R. Martin,A Dance with Dragons, Bantam,→ISBN, page593:
        They werearming them with spears and shields, putting iron halfhelms on their heads, and arraying them along the inner wall, a rank of snowy sentinels. "Lord Winter has joined us with his levies," one of the sentries [said].
    2. (transitive, figurative) To supply with theequipment,knowledge,authority, or othertools needed for a particular task; tofurnish withcapability; toequip.
      • 1593, anonymous author,The Life and Death of Iacke Straw [],Act I:
        thou getteſt no more of me.
        For I am ſure thy Office doth notarme thee with ſuch authoritie.
      • 1611,The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [],→OCLC,1 Peter4:1:
        arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
      • 1801(?), John Bunyan,The Pilgrim's Progress ... to which is Added, the Life and Death of the Author, page 359:
        Many following him, and, in his journeyings, he visited many at their houses, and gave them consolation,arming them with steady resolves, to be patient in suffering and trust to God for their reward; []
      • 1806, William turner,An Abstract of the History of the Bible ... With questions for examination, etc, page43:
        [God] directed them to choose out three hundred only, and,arming them with nothing but trumpets and lamps, to send them by night into the camp of the Midianites.
      • 1885,United States Congressional Serial Set, page119:
        Q. In other words, you were commissioning men here in Cincinnati to attend the polls,arming them with authority to arrest citizens; men from outside of the city of Cincinnati to arrest citizens of the city of Cincinnati[]
      • 2011, Meredith H. Lair,Armed with Abundance: Consumerism & Soldiering in the Vietnam War, Univ of North Carolina Press,→ISBN, page215:
        Picture taking soothed support troops' anxieties twice over, empowering them as they navigated a strange environment, andarming them with proof that they really had served in a war.
      • 2014, Susan Fawcett,Grassroots with Readings: The Writer's Workbook, Cengage Learning,→ISBN, page466:
        [] andarming them with skills, work habits, and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.
    3. (transitive) Toprepare (atool,weapon, orsystem) foraction; toactivate.
      Remember toarm the alarm system before leaving for work.
    4. (intransitive, of atool,weapon, orsystem) To becomeprepared foraction; toactivate.
      • 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 14:43 from the start, inGuadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN)[3], archived fromthe original on17 October 2022:
        Torpedoes were loosed, but the range was too short for them to actuallyarm, and they bounced harmlessly off the ship as it cut loose with its secondary and antiaircraft guns, smashing anything that it could see.
    5. (transitive) Tocover orfurnish with aplate, or with whatever willaddstrength,force,security, orefficiency.
      toarm the hilt of a sword; toarm a hook in angling
    6. (intransitive) Totake upweapons; to arm oneself.
      The sergeant sent out an order toarm the team for the next mission.
      • 1974 February 2, Igor S. V. de Goldilox-Goldilox, “Personal advertisement”, inGay Community News, volume 1, number32, page14:
        Are youarming, comrade Atheists?
        Are youarming for the fray?
    7. (transitive) Tofit (amagnet) with anarmature.
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    Translations
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    to supply with armour or weapons
    to prepare for action
    to cover with whatever that will add strength, force, security, or efficiency
    to furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify
    to take up weapons; to arm oneself
    to fit with an armature

    Anagrams

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    Afrikaans

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    FromDutcharm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(arm).

    Noun

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    arm (pluralarms,diminutivearmpie)

    1. arm
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    Etymology 2

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    FromDutcharm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(poor).

    Adjective

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    arm (attributivearmor(chiefly in figurative use)arme,comparativearmer,superlativearmste)

    1. poor(not wealthy)
      diearmstes van diearmesthepoorest of thepoor
    2. (figurative)poor(pitiable)
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    Inflection ofarm
     predicativeattributiveindependentpartitive
    singularplural
    positivearmarm, armearmearmesarms
    comparativearmerarmerearmeresarmers
    superlativearmstearmstes
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    Cimbrian

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    Etymology 1

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    FromMiddle High Germanarm, fromOld High Germanarm, fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(arm). Cognate withGermanArm,Englisharm.

    Noun

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    arm m (pluralèrme)

    1. (Sette Comuni)arm
      An langararm rékhet béetor.A longarm can reach further.
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    Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle High Germanarm, fromOld High Germanarm, fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(poor, pitiful). Cognate withGermanarm,Englisharm.

    Adjective

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    arm (comparativeèrmor,superlativedarèrmorste)

    1. (Sette Comuni, Luserna)poor
      Bèar isarm hat nicht so borliran.He who ispoor has nothing to lose.
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    Positive forms ofarm
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuterall genders
    predicativeèar istarmzi istarmis istarmze zèintarm
    with definite articlenominativedarèrmedeèrma'sèrmedeèrmen
    accusativeinèrmendeèrma'sèrmedeèrmen
    dativemeèrmendarèrmenmeèrmeninèrmen
    with indefinite articlenominativeanèrmaranèrmaanèrmes(khòone)èrmen
    accusativeanèrmenanèrmaanèrmes(khòone)èrmen
    dativeanameèrmenanaraèrmenanameèrmen(khòonen)èrmen
    without articlenominativeèrme
    accusativeèrme
    dativeèrmen
    Comparative forms ofarm
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuterall genders
    predicativeèar istèrmorzi istèrmoris istèrmorze zèintèrmor
    with definite articlenominativedarèrmoredeèrmora'sèrmoredeèrmorn
    accusativeinèrmorndeèrmora'sèrmoredeèrmorn
    dativemeèrmorndarèrmornmeèrmorninèrmorn
    with indefinite articlenominativeanèrmoraranèrmoraanèrmors(khòone)èrmorn
    accusativeanèrmornanèrmoraanèrmors(khòone)èrmorn
    dativeanameèrmornanaraèrmornanameèrmorn(khòonen)èrmorn
    without articlenominativeèrmore
    accusativeèrmore
    dativeèrmorn
    Superlative forms ofarm
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuterall genders
    predicativeèar ist darèrmorstezi ist darèrmorstais ist darèrmorsteze zèint darèrmorste
    with definite articlenominativedarèrmorstedeèrmorsta'sèrmorstedeèrmorsten
    accusativeinèrmorstendeèrmorsta'sèrmorstedeèrmorsten
    dativemeèrmorstendarèrmorstenmeèrmorsteninèrmorsten
    with indefinite articlenominativeanèrmorstaranèrmorstaanèrmorstes(khòone)èrmorsten
    accusativeanèrmorstenanèrmorstaanèrmorstes(khòone)èrmorsten
    dativeanameèrmorstenanaraèrmorstenanameèrmorsten(khòonen)èrmorsten
    without articlenominativeèrmorste
    accusativeèrmorste
    dativeèrmorsten

    This adjective has irregular declension; positive inflected forms also haveumlaut.

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    • “arm” inMartalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974),Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
    • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013)Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

    Danish

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    FromOld Norsearmr(arm), fromProto-Germanic*armaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂er-mo-(arm).

    Noun

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    arm c (singular definitearmen,plural indefinitearme)

    1. (anatomy)arm
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    Declension ofarm
    common
    gender
    singularplural
    indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
    nominativearmarmenarmearmene
    genitivearmsarmensarmesarmenes

    Etymology 2

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    FromOld Norsearmr(arm, poor), fromProto-Germanic*armaz(poor).

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    arm (neuterarmt,plural and definite singular attributivearme)

    1. (dated)poor, notrich
      Synonym:fattig
    2. unfortunate,poor
      Synonym:stakkels
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    Inflection ofarm
    positivecomparativesuperlative
    indefinite common singulararm2
    indefinite neuter singulararmt2
    pluralarme2
    definite attributive1arme

    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.

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    DutchWikipedia has an article on:
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    limb

    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    FromMiddle Dutcharm, fromOld Dutcharm, fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(arm), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂(e)rmos(a fitting, joint), a suffixed form of*h₂er-(to join, fit together). Cognate toAvestan𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀(arma) andOld Persian[script needed](arma).

    Noun

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    arm m (pluralarmen,diminutivearmpje n)

    1. arm
      Iemand kneep in mijnarm.
      Someone pinched my arm.
    2. branch(especially of streams and organisations)
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    Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Dutcharm, fromOld Dutcharm, fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz, perhaps fromProto-Indo-European*h₂erH-(to be sparse).

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    arm (comparativearmer,superlativearmst)

    1. poor (not rich)
      Synonyms:armoedig,armlastig,armetierig
      arme landenpoor countries
    2. poor (unfortunate)
      arme stakker…poor soul…
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    Declension ofarm
    uninflectedarm
    inflectedarme
    comparativearmer
    positivecomparativesuperlative
    predicative/adverbialarmarmerhetarmst
    hetarmste
    indefinitem./f. sing.armearmerearmste
    n. sing.armarmerarmste
    pluralarmearmerearmste
    definitearmearmerearmste
    partitivearmsarmers
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    East Central German

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    arm

    1. (Erzgebirgisch, intransitive) towork
      Synonym:arbittn

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    • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020),Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[4] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand,→ISBN,→OCLC, page17

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    Etymology 1

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    FromProto-Finnic*arpi;arm is an irregular variant of the root; the expectedarb can be seen in dialects.

    Noun

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    arm (genitivearmi,partitivearmi)

    1. scar
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    Declension ofarm (ÕS type22e/riik, length gradation)
    singularplural
    nominativearmarmid
    accusativenom.
    gen.armi
    genitivearmide
    partitivearmiarme
    armisid
    illativearmi
    armisse
    armidesse
    armesse
    inessivearmisarmides
    armes
    elativearmistarmidest
    armest
    allativearmilearmidele
    armele
    adessivearmilarmidel
    armel
    ablativearmiltarmidelt
    armelt
    translativearmiksarmideks
    armeks
    terminativearminiarmideni
    essivearminaarmidena
    abessivearmitaarmideta
    comitativearmigaarmidega

    Etymology 2

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    FromProto-Finnic*armo. Most likely derived fromarmas. Cognate toVoticarmo(grace, mercy).

    Noun

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    arm (genitivearmu,partitivearmu)

    1. mercy
    2. pardon
    3. (poetic)love,affection
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    Declension ofarm (ÕS type22e/riik, length gradation)
    singularplural
    nominativearmarmud
    accusativenom.
    gen.armu
    genitivearmude
    partitivearmuarme
    armusid
    illativearmu
    armusse
    armudesse
    armesse
    inessivearmusarmudes
    armes
    elativearmustarmudest
    armest
    allativearmulearmudele
    armele
    adessivearmularmudel
    armel
    ablativearmultarmudelt
    armelt
    translativearmuksarmudeks
    armeks
    terminativearmuniarmudeni
    essivearmunaarmudena
    abessivearmutaarmudeta
    comitativearmugaarmudega

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    Noun

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    arm

    1. indefiniteaccusativesingular ofarmur

    German

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    Etymology

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    FromMiddle High Germanarm, fromOld High Germanarm, fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz, perhaps fromProto-Indo-European*h₂erH-(to be sparse) or alternatively fromProto-Indo-European*h₃erbʰ-, whenceEnglishorphan. Cognate withOld Englishearm.

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    arm (strong nominative masculine singulararmer,comparativeärmer,superlativeamärmsten)

    1. poor(having little money)
    2. poor(to be pitied)
      arm dran seinto have bad luck
      lieberarm dran als Arm abbetter to have bad luck than to lose an arm [theplay on words is lost in translation]
    3. low(having a small amount)

    Declension

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    Positive forms ofarm
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuter
    predicativeeristarmsieistarmesistarmsiesindarm
    strong declension
    (without article)
    nominativearmerarmearmesarme
    genitivearmenarmerarmenarmer
    dativearmemarmerarmemarmen
    accusativearmenarmearmesarme
    weak declension
    (with definite article)
    nominativederarmediearmedasarmediearmen
    genitivedesarmenderarmendesarmenderarmen
    dativedemarmenderarmendemarmendenarmen
    accusativedenarmendiearmedasarmediearmen
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)
    nominativeeinarmereinearmeeinarmes(keine)armen
    genitiveeinesarmeneinerarmeneinesarmen(keiner)armen
    dativeeinemarmeneinerarmeneinemarmen(keinen)armen
    accusativeeinenarmeneinearmeeinarmes(keine)armen
    Comparative forms ofarm
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuter
    predicativeeristärmersieistärmeresistärmersiesindärmer
    strong declension
    (without article)
    nominativeärmererärmereärmeresärmere
    genitiveärmerenärmererärmerenärmerer
    dativeärmeremärmererärmeremärmeren
    accusativeärmerenärmereärmeresärmere
    weak declension
    (with definite article)
    nominativederärmeredieärmeredasärmeredieärmeren
    genitivedesärmerenderärmerendesärmerenderärmeren
    dativedemärmerenderärmerendemärmerendenärmeren
    accusativedenärmerendieärmeredasärmeredieärmeren
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)
    nominativeeinärmerereineärmereeinärmeres(keine)ärmeren
    genitiveeinesärmereneinerärmereneinesärmeren(keiner)ärmeren
    dativeeinemärmereneinerärmereneinemärmeren(keinen)ärmeren
    accusativeeinenärmereneineärmereeinärmeres(keine)ärmeren
    Superlative forms ofarm
    number & gendersingularplural
    masculinefeminineneuter
    predicativeeristamärmstensieistamärmstenesistamärmstensiesindamärmsten
    strong declension
    (without article)
    nominativeärmsterärmsteärmstesärmste
    genitiveärmstenärmsterärmstenärmster
    dativeärmstemärmsterärmstemärmsten
    accusativeärmstenärmsteärmstesärmste
    weak declension
    (with definite article)
    nominativederärmstedieärmstedasärmstedieärmsten
    genitivedesärmstenderärmstendesärmstenderärmsten
    dativedemärmstenderärmstendemärmstendenärmsten
    accusativedenärmstendieärmstedasärmstedieärmsten
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)
    nominativeeinärmstereineärmsteeinärmstes(keine)ärmsten
    genitiveeinesärmsteneinerärmsteneinesärmsten(keiner)ärmsten
    dativeeinemärmsteneinerärmsteneinemärmsten(keinen)ärmsten
    accusativeeinenärmsteneineärmsteeinärmstes(keine)ärmsten

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    Further reading

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    • arm” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • arm” in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • arm” inDuden online

    Icelandic

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    Noun

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    arm

    1. indefiniteaccusativesingular ofarmur

    Irish

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    IrishWikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipediaga

    Etymology

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    FromOld Irisharm n(armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army), fromLatinarma.[1]

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    Noun

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    arm m (genitive singularairm,nominative pluralairm)

    1. weapon;implement,tool
    2. (collective)arms,weaponry
    3. army
      Synonyms:slua m,(literary)armáil f

    Declension

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    Declension ofarm (first declension)
    bare forms
    singularplural
    nominativearmairm
    vocativeaairmaarma
    genitiveairmarm
    dativearmairm
    forms with thedefinite article
    singularplural
    nominativeant-armnahairm
    genitiveanairmnan-arm
    dativeleis anarm
    donarm
    leis nahairm

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    Mutation

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    Mutated forms ofarm
    radicaleclipsiswithh-prothesiswitht-prothesis
    armn-armharmnot applicable

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    References

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    1. ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “arm”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    2. ^Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931),Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux,§ 110, page59
    3. ^Finck, F. N. (1899),Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page10
    4. ^Quiggin, E. C. (1906),A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press,§ 138, page54

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    Jersey Dutch

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    FromDutcharm. Cognates includeAfrikaansarm.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    arm

    1. poor
      • 1912,Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal- en letterkunde, volumes31-32, page309:
        Hāi waz nît tevrêde täus en dârkîs tû râkniarm.
        He was not content at home and therefore he becamepoor.

    Livonian

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-Finnic*armo. Akin toFinnisharmo.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    arm

    1. peace
    2. love

    Declension

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    Declension ofarm (94)
    singular(ikšlu’g)plural(pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative(nominatīv)armārmõd
    genitive(genitīv)armārmõd
    partitive(partitīv)armõārmidi
    dative(datīv)armõnārmõdõn
    instrumental(instrumentāl)armkõksārmõdõks
    illative(illatīv)armõārmiž
    inessive(inesīv)armsõārmis
    elative(elatīv)armstõārmist

    References

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    • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “arm”, inLīvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[5] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

    Middle Dutch

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    FromOld Dutcharm, fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz.

    Noun

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    arm m

    1. arm
    Inflection
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    Strong masculine noun
    singularplural
    nominativearmarme
    accusativearmarme
    genitivearmsarme
    dativearmearmen
    Alternative forms
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    Descendants
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    Further reading
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    Etymology 2

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    FromOld Dutcharm, fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz.

    Adjective

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    arm

    1. poor, having fewpossessions
    2. unfortunate,pitiable
    Inflection
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    Adjective
    singularplural
    masculinefeminineneuter
    nominativeindefinitearmarmearmarme
    definitearmearme
    accusativeindefinitearmenarmearmarme
    definitearme
    genitiveindefinitearmsarmerarmsarmer
    definitearms,armenarms,armen
    dativearmenarmerarmenarmen
    Alternative forms
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    Descendants
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    Further reading
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    Middle English

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    Etymology 1

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      FromOld Englishearm(arm), fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(arm), fromProto-Indo-European*arəm-(arm).

      Alternative forms

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      arm (pluralarms)

      1. arm
      Descendants
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      Etymology 2

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      FromOld Englishearm(poor, wretched), fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(poor), fromProto-Indo-European*erm-(poor, ill).

      Adjective

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      arm

      1. poor
      2. miserable,wretched
      Descendants
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      References

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      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Etymology

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      FromOld Norsearmr.

      Adjective

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      arm (neuter singulararmt,definite singular and pluralarme)

      1. poor

      Synonyms

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      Noun

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      NorwegianWikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipediano

      arm m (definite singulararmen,indefinite pluralarmer,definite pluralarmene)

      1. (anatomy) anarm

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      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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      Norwegian NynorskWikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipediann

      FromOld Norsearmr m, fromProto-Germanic*armaz m. Akin toEnglisharm.

      Noun

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      arm m (definite singulararmen,indefinite pluralarmar,definite pluralarmane)

      1. (anatomy) anarm
      Derived terms
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      Etymology 2

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      FromOld Norsearmr, fromProto-Germanic*armaz.

      Adjective

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      arm (neuterarmt,definite singular and pluralarme,comparativearmare,indefinite superlativearmast,definite superlativearmaste)

      1. poor,pitiful(to be pitied)
      Derived terms
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      Anagrams

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      Old Dutch

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      Etymology 1

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      FromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz.

      Noun

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      arm m

      1. arm
      Inflection
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      Declension ofarm (masculine a-stem noun)
      casesingularplural
      nominativearmarma
      accusativearmarma
      genitivearmesarmo
      dativearmearmon
      Descendants
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      Further reading
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      • arm (I)”, inOudnederlands Woordenboek,2012

      Etymology 2

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      FromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz.

      Adjective

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      arm

      1. poor
      Inflection
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      Declension ofarm (a-stem)
      strong declension
      casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
      nominativearmarmarmarma,arme
      accusativearman,armenarmaarmarma,arme
      genitivearmesarmeroarmesarmero
      dativearmin,armemoarmeroarmin,armemoarmon
      weak declension
      casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
      nominativearmoarmaarmaarmon
      accusativearmonarmonarmaarmon
      genitivearminarmonarminarmono
      dativearminarmonarminarmon
      Derived terms
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      Descendants
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      Further reading
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      • arm (II)”, inOudnederlands Woordenboek,2012

      Old English

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      FromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(arm), whence alsoOld High Germanarm,Old Norsearmr.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      arm m(Anglian)

      1. alternative form ofearm

      Declension

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      Stronga-stem:

      singularplural
      nominativearmarmas
      accusativearmarmas
      genitivearmesarma
      dativearmearmum

      Old High German

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      Alternative forms

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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      FromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ermos,*h₂ŕ̥mos, whence alsoOld Englisharm,Old Norsearmr.

      Noun

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      arm m

      1. (anatomy)arm
      Declension
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      Declension ofarm (masculine a-stem)
      casesingularplural
      nominativearmarmā,arma
      accusativearmarmā,arma
      genitivearmesarmo
      dativearmearmum
      instrumentalarmu
      Derived terms
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      Descendants
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      Etymology 2

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      FromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz, whence alsoOld Englishearm,Old Norsearmr.

      Adjective

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      arm

      1. poor,miserable
      Declension
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      Strong declension ofarm
      singularmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmēr, armarmiu, armarmaȥ, arm
      accusativearmanarmaarmaȥ, arm
      genitivearmesarmeraarmes
      dativearmemuarmeruarmemu
      instrumentalarmuarmu
      pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearme, armarmo, armarmiu, arm
      accusativearmearmoarmiu, arm
      genitivearmeroarmeroarmero
      dativearmēmarmēmarmēm
      Weak declension ofarm
      singularmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmoarmaarma
      accusativearmonarmūnarma
      genitivearmenarmūnarmen
      dativearmenarmūnarmen
      pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmonarmūnarmon
      accusativearmonarmūnarmon
      genitivearmōnoarmōnoarmōno
      dativearmōmarmōmarmōm
      Declension of comparative ofarm
      singularmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmōroarmōraarmōra
      accusativearmōronarmōrūnarmōra
      genitivearmōrenarmōrūnarmōren
      dativearmōrenarmōrūnarmōren
      pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmōronarmōrūnarmōron
      accusativearmōronarmōrūnarmōron
      genitivearmōrōnoarmōrōnoarmōrōno
      dativearmōrōmarmōrōmarmōrōm
      Strong declension of superlativearm
      singularmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmōstēr, armōstarmōstiu, armōstarmōstaȥ, armōst
      accusativearmōstanarmōstaarmōstaȥ, armōst
      genitivearmōstesarmōsteraarmōstes
      dativearmōstemuarmōsteruarmōstemu
      instrumentalarmōstuarmōstu
      pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmōste, armōstarmōsto, armōstarmōstiu, armōst
      accusativearmōstearmōstoarmōstiu, armōst
      genitivearmōsteroarmōsteroarmōstero
      dativearmōstēmarmōstēmarmōstēm
      Weak declension of superlativearm
      singularmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmōstoarmōstaarmōsta
      accusativearmōstonarmōstūnarmōsta
      genitivearmōstenarmōstūnarmōsten
      dativearmōstenarmōstūnarmōsten
      pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
      nominativearmōstonarmōstūnarmōston
      accusativearmōstonarmōstūnarmōston
      genitivearmōstōnoarmōstōnoarmōstōno
      dativearmōstōmarmōstōmarmōstōm
      Derived terms
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      Descendants
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      References

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      • Joseph Wright,An Old High German Primer

      Old Saxon

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      Etymology 1

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      FromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz, whence alsoOld Englishearm,Old Norsearmr.

      Noun

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      arm m

      1. arm
      Declension
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      arm (masculine a-stem)
      singularplural
      nominativearmarmos
      accusativearmarmos
      genitivearmesarmō
      dativearmearmum
      instrumental
      Descendants
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      • Middle Low German:arm

      Etymology 2

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      FromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz, whence alsoOld Englishearm,Old Norsearmr.

      Adjective

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      arm (comparativearmoro,superlativearmost)

      1. miserable,poor
      Declension
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      Declension ofarm
      Strong declension
      singularplural
      masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
      nominativearmarmarmarmearmuarme
      accusativearmanaarmarmaarmearmuarme
      genitivearmesarmesarmaroarmarōarmarōarmarō
      dativearmumuarmumuarmaroarmumarmumarmum
      Weak declension
      singularplural
      masculineneuterfeminine
      nominativearmoarmaarmaarmu
      accusativearmunarmaarmunarmun
      genitivearmunarmunarmunarmonō
      dativearmunarmunarmunarmum
      Comparative forms ofarm (weak only)
      singularplural
      masculineneuterfeminine
      nominativearmoroarmoraarmoraarmoru
      accusativearmorunarmoraarmorunarmorun
      genitivearmorunarmorunarmorunarmoronō
      dativearmorunarmorunarmorunarmorum
      Superlative forms ofarm
      Strong declension
      singularplural
      masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
      nominativearmostarmostarmostarmostearmostearmostu
      accusativearmostanaarmostarmostaarmostearmostearmostu
      genitivearmostesarmostesarmostaroarmostarōarmostarōarmostarō
      dativearmostumuarmostumuarmostaroarmostumarmostumarmostum
      Weak declension
      singularplural
      masculineneuterfeminine
      nominativearmostoarmostaarmostaarmostu
      accusativearmostunarmostaarmostunarmostun
      genitivearmostunarmostunarmostunarmostonō
      dativearmostunarmostunarmostunarmostum
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      • Low German:arm(also Lippisch)

      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      FromLatinarmus, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂er-(to join).

      Noun

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      arm n (pluralarmuri)

      1. (chiefly Oltenia) an animal'shaunch, or athigh on a person
        Synonyms:coapsă,șold

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      Scots

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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      FromMiddle Englisharm, fromOld Englishearm(arm), fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(arm), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂er-mo-(arm).

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      Noun

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      arm (pluralarms)

      1. arm
      2. arm of thesea
      3. bar,beam

      Etymology 2

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      FromMiddle Englisharm(poor), fromOld Englishearm(poor), fromProto-West Germanic*arm, fromProto-Germanic*armaz(poor), fromProto-Indo-European*erm-(poor, ill).

      Adjective

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      arm (comparativemair arm,superlativemaist arm)

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

      Verb

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      arm (third-person singular simple presentarms,present participlearmin,simple past and past participlearmt)

      1. (intransitive) tocrawl about miserably.

      Etymology 3

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      FromMiddle Englisharmen(to arm), fromOld Frencharmer(to arm), fromLatinarmō(to arm). More atarm.

      Verb

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      arm (third-person singular simple presentarms,present participlearmin,simple past and past participlearmt)

      1. toarm,outfit with weapons orarmour

      Etymology 4

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      FromOld Norsearmr(wing of a body).

      Alternative forms

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      Noun

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      arm (pluralarms)

      1. (Shetland) thetail end of something, especially of fishing line

      Scottish Gaelic

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      Etymology

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      FromOld Irisharm n(armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army), fromLatinarma.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      arm m (genitive singularairm,pluralairm)

      1. army
        Synonym:armailt
      2. arm,weapon

      Usage notes

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      • Arm is usually used to refer to the entire fighting force of a nation etc, whilearmailt usually refers to the an "army" involved in a particular battle etc:
        Arm Bhreatainn anns a' Chogadh MhòrBritish Army in the First World War(the armed forces as a whole)
        armailt Bhreatannach ann an AfragaBritish Army in Africa

      Derived terms

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      Related terms

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      Mutation

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      Mutation ofarm
      radicaleclipsiswithh-prothesiswitht-prothesis
      armn-armh-armt-arm

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Further reading

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      • Edward Dwelly (1911), “arm”, inFaclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited,→ISBN
      • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “arm”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Swedish

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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      FromOld Norsearmr(arm), fromProto-Germanic*armaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ermos,*h₂ŕ̥mos.

      Noun

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      arm c

      1. (anatomy)arm; thebody part
      2. arm; somethingextending from abody
      Declension
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      Declension ofarm
      nominativegenitive
      singularindefinitearmarms
      definitearmenarmens
      pluralindefinitearmararmars
      definitearmarnaarmarnas
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      See also

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      Etymology 2

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      FromOld Norsearmr(poor), fromProto-Germanic*armaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁ormos.

      Adjective

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      arm (comparativearmare,superlativearmast)

      1. (dated)poor; to bepitied
        Synonym:stackars
      2. (dated)poor; with nopossessions ormoney
        Synonym:fattig
      Declension
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      Inflection ofarm
      Indefinitepositivecomparativesuperlative1
      common singulararmarmarearmast
      neuter singulararmtarmarearmast
      pluralarmaarmarearmast
      masculine plural2armearmarearmast
      Definitepositivecomparativesuperlative
      masculine singular3armearmarearmaste
      allarmaarmarearmaste

      1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
      2 Dated or archaic.
      3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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      Anagrams

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      Yimas

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      Noun

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      arm

      1. water

      References

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      • The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986,→ISBN) (asarɨm)
      • William A. Foley,The Yimas Language of New Guinea (1991,→ISBN), page 296:
        arm tark kantk-rm ima-na-tɨ-n
        water coldness with-water water S-DEF-becomes-PRES
        'The water is getting cold.'
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