alarm

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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
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m

Noun

alarm (countable and uncountable, plural alarms)

1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
3. A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.

4. A sudden attack; a disturbance.
5. Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
6. A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

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

Derived terms

Translations

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 or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
3. (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them 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

Translations

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 (plural alárme, definite alármi, definite plural alármet)

1. (army) alarm

   Synonym: kushtrim

2. (figurative) anxiety

   Synonym: shqetësim

Declension

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)
• [2] m. noun alárm/alarm (engl. alarm) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalarm]

Noun

alarm m inan

1. alarm

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “alarm”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “alarm”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “alarm”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Danish

Noun

alarm c (singular definite alarmen, plural indefinite alarmer)

1. alarm

Declension

Derived terms

• brandalarm

Further reading

• “alarm” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈlɑrm/
• Hyphenation: alarm
• Rhymes: -ɑrm

Noun

alarm n (plural alarmen, diminutive alarmpje n)

1. alarm

Derived terms

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)

1. alarm

   Synonyms: beker, weker

Synonyms

• penggera (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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

Kashubian

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from Polish alarm or German Alarm. Ultimately from Italian all' arme (“to arms”). Doublet of larm. Compare Slovincian alarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.larm/
• 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)

Derived terms

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “alarm”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “alarm”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “18428”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]
• “alarm”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

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

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

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. Compare Kashubian alarm and Slovincian alarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.larm/
• 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

Derived terms

Collocations

References

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, relational adjective àlarmnī)

1. alarm

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “alarm”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Alarm. Compare Kashubian alarm and Polish alarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlarm/
• Rhymes: -arm
• Syllabification: a‧larm

Noun

alarm m inan (related adjective alarmôwy)

1. alarm

Related terms

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “alàrm”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[4] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 3

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

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

2. alarm clock

   Synonym: çalar saat

Declension