alarma

See also: alarmá and alarmà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlar.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈlaɾ.ma]

Etymology 1

Compression of a l'arma! (“to the arms!”). Cf. French alarme, Italian all'arme.

Noun

alarma f (plural alarmes)

1. (military) alarm (a call to arms in preparation against an approaching enemy)
2. (by extension) alarm (a warning of any type of danger)
3. (psychology) alarm (fear or apprehension caused by a perceived danger)

Derived terms

• alarmar (“to alarm”)
• alarmisme (“alarmism”)
• alarmista (“alarmist”)

Etymology 2

Verb

alarma

1. inflection of alarmar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish alarma.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧lar‧ma
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɾma/, [ʔʌˈl̪aɾ̪.mʌ]

Noun

alarma

1. alarm
   1. any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger
   2. mechanical device for awaking people or rousing their attention
   3. instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging

Verb

alarma

1. to alarm
   1. to give (someone) notice of approaching danger
   2. to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert
   3. to surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear

Derived terms

• pagkaalarma

Esperanto

Etymology

alarmo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

alarma (accusative singular alarman, plural alarmaj, accusative plural alarmajn)

1. alarming

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

alarma

1. third-person singular past historic of alarmer

Portuguese

Verb

alarma

1. inflection of alarmar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alarmer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.larˈma/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧lar‧ma

Verb

a alarma (third-person singular present alarmează, past participle alarmat) 1st conj.

1. to alarm, to alert

Conjugation

    conjugation of alarma (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a alarma
gerund			alarmând
past participle			alarmat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	alarmez	alarmezi	alarmează	alarmăm	alarmați	alarmează
	imperfect	alarmam	alarmai	alarma	alarmam	alarmați	alarmau
	simple perfect	alarmai	alarmași	alarmă	alarmarăm	alarmarăți	alarmară
	pluperfect	alarmasem	alarmaseși	alarmase	alarmaserăm	alarmaserăți	alarmaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să alarmez	să alarmezi	să alarmeze	să alarmăm	să alarmați	să alarmeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		alarmează			alarmați
	negative		nu alarma			nu alarmați

Derived terms

• alarmare

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlaɾma/ [aˈlaɾ.ma]

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• Rhymes: -aɾma
• Syllabification: a‧lar‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian all'arme, allarme; see also French alarme.

Noun

alarma f (plural alarmas)

1. alarm (a summons to arms)
2. alarm (a sound intended to give notice of approaching danger)
3. alarm (a mechanical device for rousing attention)
4. alarm (sudden surprise with fear of danger)

Derived terms

• alarma anti-incendio
• alarma de incendios
• alarmar
• alarmismo
• alarmista
• dar la voz de alarma
• estado de alarma

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

alarma

1. inflection of alarmar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “alarma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alarma, from Italian all'arme, allarme.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaɾma/, [ʔɐˈlaɾ.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾma
• Syllabification: a‧lar‧ma

Noun

alarma (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜇ᜔ᜋ)

1. alarm (a mechanical device for rousing attention)
2. alarm; fear; panic

Derived terms

• alarmahan
• maalarma

 

Related terms

• ala
• alarmado
• alas
• alma
• armada
• armadilyo
• armado
• armadura
• armamento
• armas
• armason
• armero
• armi
• armistisyo
• armori
• des-arma
• des-arme

 

Further reading

• “alarma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Noun

alarma

1. dative singular of alarm