Ärrem

Limburgish

Etymology

rom Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos. The development -a- → -ę- is regular before -r- + a non-dental consonant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ʁəm/
  • Homophone: ärrem
  • Hyphenation: Är‧rem
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁəm

Noun

Ärrem m (plural Ärrem, diminutive Ärremke) (Eupen)

  1. (anatomy) an arm
  2. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
    1. (textiles, technical use or informal) a sleeve
    2. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
    3. a branch, a section of a structure
    4. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
    5. influence, might
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