English Online Dictionary. What means alarm? What does alarm mean?
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)
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- A sudden attack; disturbance.
- Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
- A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
- 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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- (transitive) To call to arms for defense.
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger, or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
- (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- (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)
- (army) alarm
- Synonym: kushtrim
- (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)
- [1] m. noun alárm/alarm (engl. alarm) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalarm]
Noun
alarm m inan
- alarm
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- alarm in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- alarm in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- alarm in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Danish
Noun
alarm c (singular definite alarmen, plural indefinite alarmer)
- 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)
- 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, first-person possessive alarmku, second-person possessive alarmmu, third-person possessive alarmnya)
- alarm
Synonyms
- penggera (Standard Malay)
- beker
- weker
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.
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)
- 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)
- 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.larm/
- Rhymes: -alarm
- Syllabification: a‧larm
Noun
alarm m inan
- alarm (device used to alarm people)
- Synonym: alert
- alarm (sound used to alarm people)
- Synonym: alert
- alarm (state of being alerted)
- Hypernym: alert
- 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[2]
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[3]
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego[4] (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)
- alarm
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “alarm” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Noun
alarm n
- an alarm (warning or emergency signal, and a device that emits such a signal)
- 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)
- alarm
- alarm clock
- Synonym: çalar saat