armas

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *armas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“pitiful, pitiable”).^[1] Cognate with Estonian armas, Veps armaz, Võro armsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrmɑs/, [ˈɑ̝rmɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑs
• Hyphenation^(key): ar‧mas

Adjective

armas (comparative armaampi, superlative armain) (literary, poetic)

1. dear, beloved, cherished

   Synonym: rakas

2. blessed, pleasing, pretty

   Synonyms: autuas, ihastuttava, soma

Noun

armas (literary, poetic)

1. darling, sweetheart, dear

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kultanen

References

Further reading

• “armas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ma/

• Audio:

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Verb

armas

1. second-person singular past historic of armer

Anagrams

• ramas

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *armas. Cognates include Finnish armas and Estonian armas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrmɑs/, [ˈɑrməz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrmɑs/, [ˈɑrmɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑs
• Hyphenation: ar‧mas

Adjective

armas (comparative armaamp)

1. friendly, nice
2. (in compounds) beloved, cherished

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 19

Noun

armas

1. plural of arma

Etymology

From Middle Irish armas (“heraldic arms; colours, coat of arms; livery”), from Middle English armes, from Old French armes (“weapons”), from Late Latin arma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɾˠ(ə)mˠəsˠ]

Noun

armas m (genitive singular armais, nominative plural armais)

1. (heraldry) arms; coat of arms
2. protective shield, protection

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “armas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “armas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “armas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “armas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Adjective

armas

1. Superseded spelling of armaš.

References

• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “armas”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈar.maːs/, [ˈärmäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.mas/, [ˈärmäs]

Verb

armās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of armō

Pronunciation

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Noun

armas

1. plural of arma

Pronunciation

Noun

armas f

1. plural of arma

Verb

armas

1. second-person singular present indicative of armar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾmas/ [ˈaɾ.mas]
• Rhymes: -aɾmas
• Syllabification: ar‧mas

Noun

armas f pl

1. plural of arma

Verb

armas

1. second-person singular present indicative of armar

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armas, plural of arma.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈmas/ [ʔɐɾˈmas], /ˈʔaɾmas/ [ˈʔaɾ.mɐs]
• Rhymes: -as, -aɾmas
• Syllabification: ar‧mas

Noun

armás or armas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜐ᜔)

1. weapon; arms

   Synonym: sandata

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Samar

Adjective

armas (genitive arma, partitive armast)

1. Alternative form of armsa