Arm

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See also: arm, Arms, ARM, ärm, Ärm, and Arm.

English

Adjective

Arm

  1. 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

Noun

Arm m (strong, genitive Armes or Arms, plural Arme, diminutive Ärmchen n or Ärmlein n)

  1. (anatomy) an arm
  2. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
    1. (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)
    2. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
    3. a branch, a section of a structure
      Synonyms: Zweig, Filiale, Branche
    4. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
    5. influence, might

Declension

Declension of Arm
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Arm die Arme
genitive eines des Armes, Arms der Arme
dative einem dem Arm, Arme1 den Armen
accusative einen den Arm die Arme

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Arm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Arm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Arm” in Duden online
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