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alarm

//ˈa.larm//
Polishnoun

Definitions

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

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Italian a Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Latin illam Italian la Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder. Latin arma Italian arme Italian allarmeder. Polish alarm Borrowed from French alarme or German Alarm, from Italian allarm. First attested in 1644–1660. Compare Kashubian alarm and Slovincian alarm.

Nominative
Singular
alarm
Plural
alarmy
Genitive
Singular
alarmu
Plural
alarmów
Dative
Singular
alarmowi
Plural
alarmom
Accusative
Singular
alarm
Plural
alarmy
Instrumental
Singular
alarmem
Plural
alarmami
Locative
Singular
alarmie
Plural
alarmach
Vocative
Singular
alarmie
Plural
alarmy

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