argh

== English == === Etymology 1 === In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Compare ah, of which it could be a lengthened form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)/, (natural exclamation) [ɑɹɣ], [ɑːɣː] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ ==== Interjection ==== argh (onomatopoeia) Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration. ===== Usage notes ===== Any of the letters may be reduplicated, e.g. Arrggh!, Aaaarrrggghhh!, Aarrghh! ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== blech === Etymology 2 === From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie. ==== Adjective ==== argh (comparative more argh, superlative most argh) (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Timid; cowardly. === References === == Cornish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Brythonic *arx, from Latin arca. Cognate with Breton arc'h and Welsh arch. ==== Noun ==== argh f (plural arghow) (container) chest Synonym: kofer ark, bin, coffer (mining) hutch ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== argh second-person singular imperative of erghi == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁɡ/, /aʁ/ === Interjection === argh (onomatopoeia) argh (expression of annoyance) == Middle English == === Alternative forms === arewe, arg, arghe, arwe areȝ, arȝ, arȝe, arowȝe, earh (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English earg, from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. eri is a dialectal variant of the same word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /arx/, /ˈarɛu̯/, /ˈarɔu̯/ === Adjective === argh afraid, scared, courageless scared, fearful, worried base, wretched, lowly; worthy of contempt or ostracism. slothful, unwilling, tired; lacking in energy or motivation. Lacking in power or strength. ==== Related terms ==== arghly arghnesse arȝen, arghen ==== Descendants ==== English: argh (dialectal) Scots: argh, ergh, erfe, erf ==== References ==== “argh, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 May 2018. === Adverb === argh amazedly; with a feeling of wonder. ==== References ==== “argh, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 May 2018. == Portuguese == === Interjection === argh (onomatopoeia) argh (expression of annoyance)