alarm

See also: Alarm

English

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/

  • Audio (US):

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• (Indic) IPA^(key): /əˈlɑ(rə)m/
• 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.
   • c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

     Arming to answer in a night alarm.

2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joel 2:1:

     Sound an alarm in my holy mountain.

   • 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:

     She went about the house in a state of real terror, and yet lied monstrously and wilfully, and invented many of the alarms she spread, and made many of the sounds we heard.

3. A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger.

   The fire alarm is located high on the wall to prevent tampering.

4. A sudden attack; a disturbance.
   • 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

     Lord Marshal, command our officers-at-arms
     Be ready to direct these home alarms.

   • 1725, Homer, “Book I”, in [Elijah Fenton], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC, page III:

     Is it then true, as distant rumours run,
     that crowds of rivals for thy mother's charms
     thy Palace fill with insults and alarms?

5. Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
   • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:

     Alarm and resentment spread through the camp.

6. A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

   The clock radio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside.

7. An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.

   You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.

Related terms

• alarmable
• alarm-bell
• alarm bell
• alarm clock
• alarm fatigue
• alarm gauge
• alarmism
• alarmist
• alarmistic
• alarmless
• alarmone
• alarm reaction
• alarm substance
• alarm system
• baby alarm
• bedwetting alarm
• burglar alarm
• car alarm
• carbon monoxide alarm
• door alarm
• false alarm
• fauxcellarm
• fire alarm
• five-alarm
• heat alarm
• hustle alarm
• multialarm
• nonalarm
• radio alarm
• raise the alarm
• rape alarm
• realarm
• silent alarm
• smoke alarm
• sound the alarm
• sprinkler alarm
• state of alarm
• still alarm

Translations

summons to arms

• Arabic: إِنْذَار m (ʔinḏār)
• Armenian: տագնապ (hy) (tagnap)
• Belarusian: трыво́га f (tryvóha)
• Bulgarian: трево́га (bg) f (trevóga)
• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 警報 / 警报 (zh) (jǐngbào)

• Dutch: alarmkreet (nl) n, ^{(please verify)} oproep te wapen m
• Esperanto: alarmo
• Finnish: hälytys (fi)
• French: alarme (fr) f
• Galician: alarma f
• Georgian: განგაში (gangaši)
• German: Alarm (de) m
• Hungarian: fegyverbe, riadó (hu)
• Italian: allarme (it) m
• Japanese: 警報 (ja) (けいほう, keihō)
• Korean: 경보(警報) (ko) (gyeongbo)
• Macedonian: тре́вога f (trévoga)
• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: آژیر (fa) (âžir)

• Polish: alarm (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: alarme (pt) m
• Russian: трево́га (ru) f (trevóga)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̀ларм m

  Latin: àlarm (sh) m

• Spanish: alarma (es) m, rebato (es)
• Ukrainian: триво́га f (tryvóha)
• Uzbek: taxlika, vahima (uz)
• Vietnamese: sự báo động

notice of approaching danger

• Bulgarian: трево́га (bg) f (trevóga), ала́рма (bg) f (alárma)
• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Dutch: alarm (nl) n, alarmsignaal (nl) n
• Esperanto: alarmo
• Estonian: häire
• Finnish: hälytys (fi)
• Galician: alarma f
• Georgian: განგაში (gangaši)
• German: Alarm (de) m, Alarmsignal (de) n
• Greek: συναγερμός (el) m (synagermós)
• Hindi: चेतावनी (hi) f (cetāvnī)
• Hungarian: riadó (hu)
• Italian: allarme (it) m
• Japanese: 注意 (ja) (ちゅうい, chūi)
• Macedonian: тре́вога f (trévoga)
• Malay: penggera
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: alarm (no) m

  Nynorsk: alarm m

• Old English: wōma m
• Polish: alarm (pl) m
• Portuguese: alarme (pt) m
• Russian: трево́га (ru) f (trevóga)
• Scottish Gaelic: rabhadh m
• Spanish: alarma (es) m, rebato (es)
• Uzbek: taxlika

sudden surprise with fear or terror

• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Dutch: alarmstemming
• Esperanto: alarmo
• Finnish: pelästyminen (fi)
• Georgian: შიში (šiši), ღელვა (ɣelva), მღელვარება (mɣelvareba)
• German: Alarmstimmung f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: τάρβος n (tárbos)

• Hungarian: ijedtség (hu), riadalom (hu)
• Latin: pavor m
• Macedonian: страв (mk) m (strav)
• Māori: ahaaha, kōruru
• Naga:

  Khiamniungan Naga: tālâm

• Old English: wōma m
• Polish: alarm (pl) m
• Portuguese: alarme (pt) m
• Russian: испу́г (ru) m (ispúg), смяте́ние (ru) n (smjaténije), страх (ru) m (strax), опасе́ние (ru) n (opasénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: clisgeadh m
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: قورقو (korku)

mechanical contrivance for awaking

• Armenian: զարթուցիչ (hy) (zartʻucʻičʻ)
• Azerbaijani: zəngli saat
• Belarusian: будзі́льнік m (budzílʹnik)
• Bulgarian: буди́лник (bg) m (budílnik)
• Catalan: despertador (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鬧鐘 / 闹钟 (zh) (nàozhōng)

• Dutch: alarm (nl) n, alarmklok (nl), wekker (nl) m
• Esperanto: alarmilo
• Estonian: äratuskell
• Finnish: herätyskello (fi)
• French: réveille-matin (fr) m, réveil (fr) m
• Georgian: მაღვიძარა (maɣviʒara)
• German: Wecker (de) m
• Greek: ξυπνητήρι (el) n (xypnitíri)
• Hungarian: ébresztő (hu)
• Italian: allarme (it) m
• Japanese: 目覚まし時計 (ja) (めざましどけい, mezamashidokei), アラーム (ja) (arāmu)
• Khmer: នាឡិការោទ៍ (niəlekaa roo)
• Korean: 알람 (ko) (allam), 알람시계 (ko) (allamsigye)
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: бу́дилник m (búdilnik)
• Malay: weker, penggera
• Māori: pūoho
• Polish: budzik (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: despertador (pt) m
• Russian: буди́льник (ru) m (budílʹnik), сигнализа́ция (ru) f (signalizácija) (alarm system), сигнализа́тор (ru) m (signalizátor) (signaling or alarm device)
• Spanish: despertador (es) m
• Swedish: väckarklocka (sv) c
• Tamil: அலாரம் (ta) (alāram)
• Thai: นาฬิกาปลุก (naa-lí-gaa-bplùk)
• Ukrainian: буди́льник (uk) m (budýlʹnyk)
• Vietnamese: báo thức (vi), máy báo thức
• Welsh: larwm (cy) m

instance of an alarm ringing or clanging

• Armenian: ահազանգ (hy) (ahazang), տագնապի ազդանշան (tagnapi azdanšan)
• Bulgarian: обявя́ване на трево́га n (objavjávane na trevóga)
• Catalan: alarma (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 警報信號 / 警报信号 (jǐngbào xìnhào)

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Estonian: äratus, alarm (et)
• Finnish: hälytys (fi)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: សំឡេងរោទិ៍ (sɑmleingroo)
• Macedonian: бу́дилник m (búdilnik)
• Polish: alarm (pl) m
• Russian: сигна́л трево́ги m (signál trevógi)
• Spanish: alarma (es) f
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Uzbek: vahima (uz)
• Vietnamese: báo thức (vi)
• Welsh: larwm (cy) m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} alarme (fr)
• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} განგაში (gangaši)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} aláram m, ^{(please verify)} creill f

See also

• tocsin

Verb

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

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.

   The sudden drop in temperature should alarm you into taking precautions.

   Her illness started to alarm the doctors, who ordered more tests.

   • 1838, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess:

     When the carriage drew up in the grass-grown court yard before the hall-door, two lazy-looking men, whose appearance well accorded with that of the place which they tenanted, alarmed by the obstreperous barking of a great chained dog, ran out from some half-ruinous out-houses, and took charge of the horses; […]

3. (transitive, of a device) To produce a warning of approaching danger or necessary action; to emit a signal intended to rouse a recipient to vigilance or put them on the alert.
   • 1985 March 21, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.2 Environmental Factors”, in Aircraft Accident Report: United Airlines Flight 663, Boeing 727-222, N7647U, Denver, Colorado, May 31, 1984‎^[1], page 39:

     The tower cab supervisor and various pilots stated that the LLWAS system frequently alarms because of the thunderstorm activity present, and that airspeed losses are common as a result of convective wind shear.

4. (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

   The loud bang in the hallway seemed to alarm everyone in the building.

5. (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.

Derived terms

• alarming

Translations

to call to arms

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} вдигам по тревога (vdigam po trevoga)
• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: te wapen roepen
• Finnish: hälyttää (fi)
• Spanish: tocar a rebato

to give notice (by sound or otherwise) of approaching danger

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} обявявам тревога (objavjavam trevoga)
• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: alarmeren (nl), alarm slaan
• Esperanto: alarmi
• Finnish: hälyttää (fi)
• German: ^{(please verify)} Alarm schlagen (intransitive), ^{(please verify)} alarmieren (de) (transitive)
• Hindi: चेतावनी (hi) f (cetāvnī)
• Hungarian: riaszt (hu)
• Māori: tarakeha (given by birds), pāoho
• Polish: alarmować (pl) impf, zaalarmować (pl) pf
• Portuguese: alarmar (pt)

to surprise with apprehension of danger

• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: alarmeren (nl), beangstigen (nl)
• Esperanto: alarmi
• Finnish: pelästyttää (fi), hätäännyttää
• German: alarmieren (de)
• Latin: cōnsternō
• Māori: whakahopo
• Portuguese: alarmar (pt)

to keep in excitement; to disturb

• Bulgarian: разтревожвам (bg) (raztrevožvam)
• Catalan: alarmar (ca)
• Dutch: alarmeren (nl), verontrusten (nl)
• Finnish: huolestuttaa (fi)
• German: in Alarmstimmung versetzen
• Thai: รบกวน (th) (róp-guuan)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} alarmer (fr), ^{(please verify)} donner/sonner l'alerte
• German: ^{(please verify)} Alarm schlagen (intransitive), ^{(please verify)} alarmieren (de)

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. (military) alarm

   Synonym: kushtrim

2. (figurative) anxiety

   Synonym: shqetësim

Declension

Declension of alarm

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alarm	alarmi	alarme	alarmet
accusative		alarmin
dative	alarmi	alarmit	alarmeve	alarmeve
ablative			alarmesh

Derived terms

• alarmim m (gerund)
• alarmohem (passive voice)
• alarmoj (active voice)
• 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)
• [2] m. noun alárm/alarm (engl. alarm) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Czech

Etymology

First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalarm]

Noun

alarm m inan

1. alarm

Declension

Declension of alarm (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	alarm	alarmy
genitive	alarmu	alarmů
dative	alarmu	alarmům
accusative	alarm	alarmy
vocative	alarme	alarmy
locative	alarmu	alarmech
instrumental	alarmem	alarmy

Related terms

• alarmismus
• alarmista
• alarmistický
• alarmní

Further reading

• “alarm”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “alarm”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “alarm”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Danish

Noun

alarm c (singular definite alarmen, plural indefinite alarmer)

1. alarm

Declension

Declension of alarm

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alarm	alarmen	alarmer	alarmerne
genitive	alarms	alarmens	alarmers	alarmernes

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/

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• Hyphenation: alarm
• Rhymes: -ɑrm

Noun

alarm n (plural alarmen, diminutive alarmpje n)

1. alarm

Derived terms

• alarmbel
• alarmcentrale
• alarmklok
• alarmnummer
• alarmsignaal
• luchtalarm
• weeralarm

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)

1. alarm

   Synonyms: beker, weker

Synonyms

• penggera (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “alarm”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kashubian

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.

Kashubian alarm

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from Polish alarm or German Alarm. Ultimately from Italian allarme (“to arms”). Doublet of larm. Compare Slovincian alarm.

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)

Derived terms

adjectives

• alarmòwi
• alarmòwny
• alarmùjący

verbs

• alarmòwac

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893], “alarm”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Jan Trepczyk (1994), “alarm”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “18428”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]
• “alarm”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

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

• alarmklokke
• brannalarm

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

• alarmklokke
• brannalarm

References

• “alarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.larm/

• Audio:

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• 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

Declension of alarm

	singular	plural
nominative	alarm	alarmy
genitive	alarmu	alarmów
dative	alarmowi	alarmom
accusative	alarm	alarmy
instrumental	alarmem	alarmami
locative	alarmie	alarmach
vocative	alarmie	alarmy

Derived terms

adjectives

• alarmistyczny
• alarmowy
• alarmujący

adverbs

• alarmistycznie
• alarmowo
• alarmująco

nouns

• alarmista
• autoalarm
• dzwonek alarmowy
• sygnał alarmowy

phrases

• bić na alarm impf
• uderzać na alarm impf
• uderzyć na alarm pf

verbs

• alarmować impf
• zaalarmować pf

Collocations

Collocations

• na wypadek alarmu ― in case of alarm
• zabezpieczony alarmerm ― secured with an alarm
• chroniony alarmerm ― protected by an alarm
• fałszywy alarm ― false alarm
• prawdziwy alarm ― genuine alarm
• próbny alarm ― a dril
• nocny alarm ― night alarm
• złośliwy alarm ― malicious alarm
• ptasi alarm ― bird alarm
• cichy alarm ― quiet alarm
• głośny alarm ― loud alarm
• przedwczesny alarm ― early/premature alarm
• ekologiczny alarm ― ecological alarm
• elektroniczny alarm ― electronic alarm
• czerwony alarm ― red alert/code red/condition red
• ciągły alarm ― constant alarm
• nowoczesny alarm ― modern alarm
• szybki alarm ― fast alarm
• specjalny alarm ― special alarm
• alarm bombowy ― bomb threat/scare
• alarm powodziowy ― flood alarm/scare
• alarm smogowy ― smog alarm/alert
• alarm wibracyjny ― vibration/vibriting alarm
• alarm szalupowy ― jolly boat alarm
• alarm przeciwpowodziowy ― anti-flood alarm
• alarm przeciwwłamaniowy/antywłamaniowy ― burglar alarm
• alarm pożarowy/przeciwpożarowy ― fire alarm/fire drill/smoke alarm
• alarm przeciwlotniczy/powietrzny/lotniczy ― air raid alarm
• alarm lawinowy ― avalanche alarm
• alarm samochodowy/samochodu ― car alarm
• alarm dźwiękowy ― audible alarm/sound alarm/alarm sound/audio alarm/sound alert
• alarm antyterrorystyczny ― terrorist alarm
• alarm bojowy (Used as an interjection) ― defense alarm/action stations/battle stations
• alarm wojenny ― war alarm
• alarm atomowy ― nuclear alarm
• alarm domowy ― home alarm
• monitorowanie alarmów ― alarm monitoring
• ogłoszenie alarmu ― alarm notice
• odwołanie alarmu ― alarm cancellation/calling off an alarm
• wycie alarmu ― the wailing of alarm
• sygnał alarmu ― an alarm signal
• sprawca alarmu ― the one who set off/caused (an) alarm
• syrena alarmu ― an alarm siren
• dźwięk alarmu ― the sound of an alarm
• montaż/instalacja alarmu ― alarm installation
• czujnik alarmu ― an alarm sensor/detector
• pisk alarmu ― the squeal of alarm
• sygnalizacja alarmu ― indication of an alarm
• dzwonek alarmu ― an alarm bell
• pilot alarmu ― the remote control of alarm
• przyczyna/powód alarmu ― the reason/cause for alarm
• guzik/przycisk alarmu ― an alarm button
• system alarmu ― an alarm system
• zakończenie alarmu ― ending (of an) alarm
• funkcja alarmu ― alarm feature/function
• seria alarmów ― a series of alarms
• stopień alarmu ― the degree of alarm
• autor alarmu ― the causer of alarm
• poziom alarmu ― the level of alarm
• koniec alarmu ― end of (an) alarm
• alarm budzika ― alarm of a clock
• Nie ma powodu, aby wszczynać/wszcząć alarm ― there is no cause alarm
• ogłaszać/ogłosić alarm ― to sound/report (an) alarm
• podnosić/podnieść alarm ― to raise (an) alarm
• włączać/włączyć alarm ― to turn on an alarm
• wyłączać/wyłączyć alarm ― to turn off an alarm
• odwoływać/odwołać alarm ― to call off/cancel (an) alarm
• unieruchomić/unieszkodliwić alarm ― to disable an alarm
• uruchamiać/uruchomić alarm ― to enable an alarm
• instalować/zainstalować/montować/zamontować alarm ― to install an alarm
• narobić alarmu ― to cause alarm
• zakładać/założyć alarm ― to set up an alarm
• wywoływać/wywołać alarm ― to cause/arouse alarm
• odłączyć alarm ― to disconnect an alarm
• uszkodzić alarm ― to damage/break an alarm
• słyszeć/usłyszeć alarm ― to hear an alarm
• przerwać alarm ― to stop/cease an alarm
• nacisnąć alarm ― to press an alarm
• budzić alarm ― to arouse alarm
• wprowadzić alarm ― to implement alarm
• alarm spłoszył kogoś ― an alarm startled someone
• alarm wyje/zawył ― an alarm wails/wailed
• alarm dzwoni/zadzwonił ― an alarm rings/rang
• alarm trwa ileś ― an alarm lasts a certain amount of time
• alarm rośnie ― alarm grows/increases

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
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alarm”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 21

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alarme.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

àlarm m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀ларм, relational adjective àlarmnī)

1. alarm

Declension

Declension of alarm

	singular	plural
nominative	alarm	alarmi
genitive	alarma	alarma
dative	alarmu	alarmima
accusative	alarm	alarme
vocative	alarme	alarmi
locative	alarmu	alarmima
instrumental	alarmom	alarmima

Derived terms

• lažni alarm

References

• “alarm”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovincian

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 allarmebor.

German Alarmbor.

Slovincian alarm

Borrowed from German Alarm. Compare Kashubian alarm and Polish alarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlarm/
• Rhymes: -arm
• Syllabification: a‧larm

Noun

alarm m inan (related adjective alarmôwy)

1. alarm

Related terms

verbs

• alarmérac impf

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “alàrm”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[4] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 3

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

Declension of alarm

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	alarm	alarms
	definite	alarmet	alarmets
plural	indefinite	alarm	alarms
	definite	alarmen	alarmens

See also

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

References

• “alarm”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “alarm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “alarm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Turkish

Etymology

From French alarme. Doublet of arma.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alarm (definite accusative alarmı, plural alarmlar)

1. alarm

   Tehlike anında alarmı beklemeden sığınağa girmeliyiz.

   In case of danger, we must enter the shelter without waiting for the alarm.

2. alarm clock

   Synonym: çalar saat

   Alarmım zamanında çalmadı.

   My alarm clock didn't ring on time.

Declension

Declension of alarm

	singular	plural
nominative	alarm	alarmlar
definite accusative	alarmı	alarmları
dative	alarma	alarmlara
locative	alarmda	alarmlarda
ablative	alarmdan	alarmlardan
genitive	alarmın	alarmların