Arg

See also: arg, ARG, and Arg.

Translingual

Noun

Arg

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

Symbol

Arg

1. (mathematics) The principal value of the argument function.

Usage notes

See arg.

German

Etymology

See arg

Pronunciation

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Noun

Arg n (strong, 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

Declension

Declension of Arg [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Arg
genitive	eines	des	Args
dative	einem	dem	Arg
accusative	ein	das	Arg

Derived terms

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

Further reading

• “Arg” in Duden online