larum

See also: Larum and -larum

English

Noun

larum (plural larums)

  1. Obsolete form of alarum.

Derived terms

Verb

larum (third-person singular simple present larums, present participle laruming, simple past and past participle larumed)

  1. Obsolete form of alarum.

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

larum

  1. accusative singular of larus

Old English

Noun

lārum

  1. dative plural of lār

Polish

Etymology

From Old Italian all'arme (“to arms, to the weapons”), from Latin arma, armōrum (“weapons”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈla.rum/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -arum
  • Syllabification: la‧rum

Noun

larum n (indeclinable)

  1. (derogatory) uproar, especially misguided or dishonest
    Synonyms: wrzawa, wrzask, zamieszanie, zgiełk
  2. (archaic) alarum, call to arms
  3. (dated) alarm signal

Further reading
  • larum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • larum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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