Arm

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

English

Adjective

Arm

  1. Abbreviation of Armenian.

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German

Alternative forms

  • Armb (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old High German 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

  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)aʁm/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)aːm/ (widespread, esp. northern and central Germany)
  • Audio (Germany)(file)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) an arm
  2. (textiles) a sleeve
  3. anything that resembles an arm (for example parts of a device, machine, etc.)
  4. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
  5. (figuratively) a branch, a section of a structure

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Further reading

  • Arm in Duden online
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