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Danish
Etymology
A contraction of alarm, from French alarme (“alarm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
larm c (singular definite larmen, not used in plural form)
- noise
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Verb
larm
- imperative of larme
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Lärm. Doublet of alarm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlarm/
- Rhymes: -arm
- Syllabification: larm
Noun
larm m inan
- (dialectal, dated) Synonym of trzôsk
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “larm”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “larum”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Swedish
Etymology
Shortening of an older spelling alarm.
Pronunciation
Noun
larm n
- alarm; a warning sound
- device intended to yield a warning sound under certain circumstances
- (somewhat archaic or regional) strong noise; a disturbance, a noisy row
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