alarma

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

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əˈlaɾ.mə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əˈlar.mə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aˈlaɾ.ma/

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)

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

alarma

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

From alarm +‎ -a. From English alarm, from Middle English alarme, alarom, from Middle French alarme, itself from Old Italian all'arme! (“to arms!, to the weapons!”), ultimately from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”).

• Hyphenation: a‧lar‧ma

alarma

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

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

• pagkaalarma

alarmo +‎ -a.

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

1. alarming

alarma

1. third-person singular past historic of alarmer

alarma

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

• IPA^(key): /aˈlarma/

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

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)

• alarmar
• alarmismo
• alarmista

See the etymology of the main entry.

alarma

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of alarmar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of alarmar.

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