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See also: Arg, ARG, and Arg.

Translingual

Symbol

arg

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Aragonese.
  2. (mathematics) The symbol for the argument function, which finds the polar angle of a complex number.

Usage notes

  • (mathematics): The symbol arg is defined in ISO 80000-2:2019 to represent the principal value of the argument function. However, arg is often used to represent the multi-valued argument function, with Arg representing the principal value specifically.

See also

English

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Noun

arg (plural args)

  1. (programming, informal) An argument; a value passed as a parameter.
    The first arg needs to be an int.

Etymology 2

Noun

arg (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of arg. (argent)

Etymology 3

Interjection

arg

  1. (informal) Expressing frustration or disappointment.

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Arbëreshë; from Proto-Albanian *arga, from Proto-Indo-European *Horgʰi (compare Armenian ոջիլ (oǰil)).

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

arg m

  1. (Arbëresh) nit

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish argh, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (to copulate).

Adjective

arg (neuter argt, plural and definite singular attributive arge)

  1. fierce, stubborn, unyielding, ardent
  2. (rare) bitter, bad, angry

References

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare German arg.

Adjective

arg (genitive ara, partitive arga, comparative arem, superlative kõige arem)

  1. cowardly, shy

Declension

Declension of arg (ÕS type 22u/leib, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative arg arad
accusative nom.
gen. ara
genitive argade
partitive arga argu
argasid
illative arga
arasse
argadesse
arusse
inessive aras argades
arus
elative arast argadest
arust
allative arale argadele
arule
adessive aral argadel
arul
ablative aralt argadelt
arult
translative araks argadeks
aruks
terminative arani argadeni
essive arana argadena
abessive arata argadeta
comitative araga argadega

German

Etymology

From Old High German arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare Hunsrik aarich, Pennsylvania German arrig, Central Franconian ärch, and Dutch erg. Also etymologically linked is English eerie.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

arg (strong nominative masculine singular arger, comparative ärger, superlative am ärgsten)

  1. bad
    im Argen liegento be in disorder
  2. intense
  3. wicked
  4. disgusting

Usage notes

Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective arg, not the noun Arg.

Declension

Further reading

  • arg” in Duden online
  • arg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish orcaid.

Verb

arg (present analytic argann, future analytic argfaidh, verbal noun argain, past participle argtha)

  1. (transitive) destroy, plunder

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of arg
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
arg n-arg harg not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Middle English

Adjective

arg

  1. Alternative form of argh

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

arg (Northumbrian)

  1. Alternative form of earg

Declension

References

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *argaz, whence also Old English earg, Old Norse argr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

arg

  1. bad, wicked, godless
  2. cowardly, honourless

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish argher, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (to copulate).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -arj

Adjective

arg (comparative argare, superlative argast)

  1. angry, mad
    Jag blev arg på honom
    I got mad at him
    Elin blev mycket arg när hennes hund kissade i köket
    Elin was very angry when her dog peed in the kitchen

Declension

Inflection of arg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular arg argare argast
neuter singular argt argare argast
plural arga argare argast
masculine plural2 arge argare argast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 arge argare argaste
all arga argare argaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

References

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka.

Adjective

arg

  1. shy, timid

Declension

Inflection of arg (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. arg
genitive sing. argan
partitive sing. argad
partitive plur. argoid
singular plural
nominative arg argad
accusative argan argad
genitive argan argoiden
partitive argad argoid
essive-instructive argan argoin
translative argaks argoikš
inessive argas argoiš
elative argaspäi argoišpäi
illative argaha argoihe
adessive argal argoil
ablative argalpäi argoilpäi
allative argale argoile
abessive argata argoita
comitative arganke argoidenke
prolative argadme argoidme
approximative I arganno argoidenno
approximative II argannoks argoidennoks
egressive argannopäi argoidennopäi
terminative I argahasai argoihesai
terminative II argalesai argoilesai
terminative III argassai
additive I argahapäi argoihepäi
additive II argalepäi argoilepäi

Welsh

Etymology

From English argument.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

arg m (plural argiau)

  1. (grammar, mathematics) argument[1][2]
  2. (mathematics) amplitude[1][2]

Derived terms

See also

  • (physics) osgled (amplitude)

Mutation

Mutated forms of arg
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arg unchanged unchanged harg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. 2.0 2.1 Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 28