Arg

See also: arg, ARG, and Arg.

Translingual

Noun

Arg

  1. (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of arginine

German

Noun

Arg n (genitive Args, no plural)

  1. (dated) malice, wickedness, falsehood, deceit
    Synonyms: Boshaftigkeit, Falschheit

Usage notes

Usage restricted to a few set expressions and compound forms:

Er ist ohne Arg. ― He is without malice.
Es ist kein Arg an/in ihm. ― There is no malice about/in him.
arglos ― harmless

Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective arg, for example:

im Argen liegen ― to be in disorder

Derived terms

  • arglos (“harmless”)
  • Arglist (“bad faith”)
  • Argwohn (“mistrust”)

Further reading

  • Arg in Duden online
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