Arm
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English
Adjective
Arm
- Abbreviation of Armenian.
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Etymology
From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos, an extension of *h₂er- (“to fit together, to link, to join”).
Cognate with Dutch arm, English arm, Swedish arm. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin armus and arma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arm/, [ʔaʁm], [ʔaɐ̯m], [ʔaːm]
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Homophones: arm (general), ahm (some speakers)
Noun
Arm m (strong, genitive Armes or Arms, plural Arme, diminutive Ärmchen n or Ärmlein n)
- (anatomy) an arm
- (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
- (textiles, technical use or informal) a sleeve
- Synonym: Ärmel
- mit langem Arm ― long-sleeved (technical)
- sich die Arme hochkrempeln ― to roll up one's sleeves (informal)
- a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
- a branch, a section of a structure
- (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
- influence, might
- (textiles, technical use or informal) a sleeve
Declension
Declension of Arm [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
See also
- Körper m
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