Translingual[edit]Symbol[edit]arm Show
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Etymology 1[edit]From Middle English arm, from Old English earm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). cognates Akin to Dutch arm, German Arm, Yiddish אָרעם (orem), Norwegian and Swedish arm. Indo-European cognates include Latin armus (“the uppermost part of the arm, shoulder”), Armenian արմունկ (armunk, “elbow”), Ancient Greek ἁρμός (harmós, “joint, shoulder”) and ἅρμα (hárma, “wagon, chariot”), Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma), Old Persian [script needed] (arma). Noun[edit]arm (plural arms)
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Translations[edit]Verb[edit]arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)
Etymology 2[edit]From Middle English arm (“poor, wretched”), from Old English earm (“poor, miserable, pitiful, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erm- (“poor, ill”). Adjective[edit]arm (comparative armer or more arm, superlative armest or most arm)
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Etymology 3[edit]Back-formation from arms (plural), from Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 1. Noun[edit]arm (plural arms)
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Translations[edit]weapon
heraldic bearings
Verb[edit]arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle arming, simple past and past participle armed)
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Translations[edit]to supply with armour or weapons
to cover with whatever that will add strength, force, security, or efficiency to furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify to take up weapons; to arm oneself
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Afrikaans[edit]Etymology[edit]From Dutch arm. Pronunciation[edit]Noun[edit]arm (plural arms)
Cimbrian[edit]Etymology 1[edit]From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”). Cognate with German Arm, English arm. Noun[edit]arm m (plural èrme)
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Etymology 2[edit]From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor, pitiful”). Cognate with German arm, English arm. Adjective[edit]arm (comparative èrmor, superlative dar èrmorste)
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Danish[edit]Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”). Noun[edit]arm c (singular definite armen, plural indefinite arme)
Inflection[edit]Etymology 2[edit]From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”). Adjective[edit]arm
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Further reading[edit]Dutch[edit]Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma) and Old Persian [script needed] (arma). Noun[edit]arm m (plural armen, diminutive armpje n)
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Etymology 2[edit]From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”). Adjective[edit]arm (comparative armer, superlative armst)
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East Central German[edit]Verb[edit]arm
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Estonian[edit]Etymology 1[edit]From Proto-Finnic *arpi; arm is an irregular variant of the root; the expected arb can be seen in dialects. Noun[edit]arm (genitive armi, partitive armi)
Declension[edit]Declension of arm (type riik) Etymology 2[edit]From Proto-Finnic *armo. Most likely derived from armas. Cognate to Votic armo (“grace, mercy”). Noun[edit]arm (genitive armu, partitive armu)
Declension[edit]Declension of arm (type riik) Faroese[edit]Noun[edit]arm
German[edit]Etymology[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”) or alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-, whence English orphan. Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]arm (strong nominative masculine singular armer, comparative ärmer, superlative am ärmsten)
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Icelandic[edit]Noun[edit]arm
Irish[edit]Etymology[edit]From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma. Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]arm m (genitive singular airm, nominative plural airm)
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Jersey Dutch[edit]Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]From Dutch arm. Cognates include Afrikaans arm. Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]arm
Livonian[edit]Etymology[edit]From Proto-Finnic *armo. Akin to Finnish armo. Noun[edit]arm
Manx[edit]Etymology[edit]From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma. Noun[edit]arm m (genitive singular arm, plural armyn)
Verb[edit]arm (verbal noun armal, past participle garmal)
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Middle Dutch[edit]Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz. Noun[edit]arm m
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Etymology 2[edit]From Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz. Adjective[edit]arm
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Middle English[edit]Etymology 1[edit]From Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *arəm- (“arm”). Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]arm (plural arms)
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Etymology 2[edit]From Old English earm (“poor, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”). Adjective[edit]arm
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]Etymology[edit]From Old Norse armr. Adjective[edit]arm (neuter singular armt, definite singular and plural arme)
Noun[edit]arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armer, definite plural armene)
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]From Old Norse armr m, from Proto-Germanic *armaz m. Akin to English arm. Noun[edit]arm m (definite singular armen, indefinite plural armar, definite plural armane)
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Etymology 2[edit]From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz. Adjective[edit]arm (masculine and feminine arm, neuter armt, definite singular and plural arme, comparative armare, indefinite superlative armast, definite superlative armaste)
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Old Dutch[edit]Etymology 1[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz. Noun[edit]arm m
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Etymology 2[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz. Adjective[edit]arm
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Old English[edit]Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), whence also Old High German arm, Old Norse armr. Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]arm m
Declension[edit]Declension of arm (strong a-stem) Old High German[edit]Alternative forms[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos, whence also Old English arm, Old Norse armr. Noun[edit]arm m
Declension[edit]Declension of arm (masculine a-stem) Derived terms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr. Adjective[edit]arm
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Old Saxon[edit]Etymology 1[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr. Noun[edit]arm m
Declension[edit]Declension of arm (masculine a-stem) Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English earm, Old Norse armr. Adjective[edit]arm (comparative armoro, superlative armost)
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Romanian[edit]Etymology[edit]From Latin armus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”). Noun[edit]arm n (plural armuri)
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Scots[edit]Etymology 1[edit]From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (“arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”). Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]arm (plural arms)
Etymology 2[edit]From Middle English arm (“poor”), from Old English earm (“poor”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *erm- (“poor, ill”). Adjective[edit]arm (comparative mair arm, superlative maist arm)
Verb[edit]arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)
Etymology 3[edit]From Middle English armen (“to arm”), from Old French armer (“to arm”), from Latin armō (“to arm”). More at arm. Verb[edit]arm (third-person singular simple present arms, present participle armin, simple past armt, past participle armt)
Etymology 4[edit]From Old Norse armr (“wing of a body”). Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]arm (plural arms)
Scottish Gaelic[edit]Etymology[edit]From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma. Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]arm m (genitive singular airm, plural airm)
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Swedish[edit]Pronunciation[edit]Etymology 1[edit]From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos. Noun[edit]arm c
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Etymology 2[edit]From Old Norse armr (“poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ormos. Adjective[edit]arm (comparative armare, superlative armast)
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What did ARM stand for?ARM - an acronym for: Advanced RISC Machines. The processor originated in England in 1984. At its inception ARM stood for Acorn RISC Machine. The first ARM reliant systems include the Acorn: BBC Micro, Masters, and the Archimedes.
Is ARM a UK company?Arm is a British semiconductor and software design company based in Cambridge, England. Its primary business is in the design of ARM processors (CPUs).
Is ARM owned by Apple?Like so many companies, Apple is a licensee of Arm, which means it very likely shares competitively sensitive information with Arm, which is seen as a neutral partner.
Is ARM a CPU?ARM processors are a family of central processing units (CPUs) based on a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architecture. ARM stands for Advanced RISC Machine.
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