alarm

== 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/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /əˈlɑ(rə)m/ Hyphenation: alarm Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m === Noun === alarm (countable and uncountable, plural alarms) (countable) A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. (countable) Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. (countable) A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger. (countable) A sudden attack; a disturbance. (countable) Sudden surprise with fear or terror caused by the apprehension of danger; a feeling of heightened alertness to risk. (countable)A mechanical device for awaking people or rousing their attention. (countable) An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: alam ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== tocsin === Verb === alarm (third-person singular simple present alarms, present participle alarming, simple past and past participle alarmed) (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, 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. (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) (military) alarm Synonym: kushtrim (figurative) anxiety Synonym: shqetësim ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === 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) == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English alarm. === Noun === alarm m (plural alarmow) alarm ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “alarm” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek. == Czech == === Etymology === First attested in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalarm] === Noun === alarm m inan alarm ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === 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) 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) alarm Synonyms: beker, weker ==== Synonyms ==== penggera (Standard Malay) === Further reading === “alarm”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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 allarme (“to arms”). Doublet of larm. Compare Slovincian alarm. === 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) ==== 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) 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 allarm. 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 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[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “alarm”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) 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 === Borrowed from French alarme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ǎlarm/ Hyphenation: a‧larm === Noun === àlarm m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀ларм, relational adjective àlarmnī) alarm ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “alarm”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == 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) alarm ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “alàrm”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎[6] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 3 == 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 [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “alarm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “alarm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === From French alarme. Doublet of arma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.laɾm/ Hyphenation: a‧larm === Noun === alarm (definite accusative alarmı, plural alarmlar) alarm alarm clock Synonym: çalar saat ==== Declension ====