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5-letter words (3 found)

ALARM,MALAR,RAMAL,

4-letter words (8 found)

ALAR,ALMA,AMLA,LAMA,MAAR,MALA,MARA,MARL,

3-letter words (10 found)

AAL,ALA,AMA,ARM,LAM,LAR,MAA,MAL,MAR,RAM,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AL,AM,AR,LA,MA,

You can make 27 words from alarm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of alarm

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Definitions and meaning of alarm

alarm

Alternative forms

  • alarum

Etymology

From Middle English alarme, alarom, borrowed from Middle French alarme, itself from Old Italian all'arme! (to arms!, to the weapons!), ultimately from Latin arma (arms, weapons).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈlɑːm/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlɑɹm/
  • Hyphenation: alarm
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m

Noun

alarm (countable and uncountable, plural alarms)

  1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
  2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
  3. A sudden attack; disturbance.
  4. Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
  5. A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
  6. An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • tocsin

Verb

alarm (third-person singular simple present alarms, present participle alarming, simple past and past participle alarmed)

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  1. (transitive) To call to arms for defense.
  2. (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger, or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
  3. (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
  4. (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “alarm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • LRAAM, Lamar, Marla, malar, marla, ramal

Albanian

Etymology

From French alarme (alarm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alaɾm/

Noun

alárm m (plural alárme, definite alármi, definite plural alármet)

  1. (army) alarm
    Synonym: kushtrim
  2. (figurative) anxiety
    Synonym: shqetësim

Declension

Derived terms

  • alarmim m (gerund)
  • alarmoj (active)
  • alarmohem (passive)
  • alarmonjës
  • alarmuar (participle)
  • alarmues m
  • alarmuese f

Further reading

  • Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 32 (noun alárm/alarm)
  • [1] m. noun alárm/alarm (engl. alarm) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalarm]

Noun

alarm m inan

  1. alarm

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • alarm in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • alarm in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • alarm in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Danish

Noun

alarm c (singular definite alarmen, plural indefinite alarmer)

  1. alarm

Declension

Derived terms

  • brandalarm

Further reading

  • “alarm” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian all' arme (to arms), allarme; compare also French alarme. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈlɑrm/
  • Hyphenation: alarm
  • Rhymes: -ɑrm

Noun

alarm n (plural alarmen, diminutive alarmpje n)

  1. alarm

Derived terms

Related terms

  • alarmeren

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: allarm, alarm
  • Indonesian: alarm

Anagrams

  • Almar

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch alarm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalarm/, [alarə̆m]
  • Hyphenation: alarm
  • Rhymes: -m

Noun

alarm (plural alarm-alarm, first-person possessive alarmku, second-person possessive alarmmu, third-person possessive alarmnya)

  1. alarm

Synonyms

  • penggera (Standard Malay)
  • beker
  • weker

Further reading

  • “alarm” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian all' arme (to arms) and allarme, via French alarme.

Noun

alarm m (definite singular alarmen, indefinite plural alarmer, definite plural alarmene)

  1. an alarm

Derived terms

References

  • “alarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian all' arme (to arms) and allarme, via French alarme.

Noun

alarm m (definite singular alarmen, indefinite plural alarmar, definite plural alarmane)

  1. an alarm

Derived terms

References

  • “alarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French alarme or German Alarm, from Italian all'arme (to arms). First attested in 1644–1660.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.larm/
  • Rhymes: -alarm
  • Syllabification: a‧larm

Noun

alarm m inan

  1. alarm (device used to alarm people)
    Synonym: alert
  2. alarm (sound used to alarm people)
    Synonym: alert
  3. alarm (state of being alerted)
    Hypernym: alert
  4. alarm (fear, apprehension)
    Hypernym: alert

Declension

Derived terms

Collocations

References

Further reading

  • alarm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • alarm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “allarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego[2]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[3]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego[4] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 21

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French alarme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎlarm/
  • Hyphenation: a‧larm

Noun

àlarm m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ларм)

  1. alarm

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • “alarm” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Noun

alarm n

  1. an alarm (warning or emergency signal, and a device that emits such a signal)
  2. alarm (state of alarm)

Declension

See also

  • uppståndelse (stir, commotion)
  • väckarklocka (alarm clock)

References

  • alarm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • alarm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • alarm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

From French alarme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.laɾm/
  • Hyphenation: a‧larm

Noun

alarm (definite accusative alarmı, plural alarmlar)

  1. alarm
  2. alarm clock
    Synonym: çalar saat

Declension


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