Definition
A warning signal that indicates danger or an emergency.
Translations
- English
- alarm
- Français
- alarme
- Türkçe
- alarm
- Polski
- alarm
- Русский
- сигнал тревоги
- Українська
- сигнал тривоги
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Alarm
- B1
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- Home & Household
alarm
/deːɐ̯ aˈlaʁm/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Alarme
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimaryHome & Household
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Alarm wurde durch Rauch ausgelöst.NominativSing.The alarm was triggered by smoke.
- Die Feuerwehr hörte den Alarm sofort.AkkusativSing.The firefighters heard the alarm immediately.
- Die Nachbarn misstrauten dem Alarm zunächst.DativSing.The neighbors initially distrusted the alarm.
- Die Ursache des Alarms blieb unklar.GenitivSing.The cause of the alarm remained unclear.
- Alarme können Menschen in Gefahrensituationen warnen.NominativPlur.Alarms can warn people in dangerous situations.
- Die Techniker prüften die Alarme sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.The technicians inspected the alarms carefully.
- Bei den Alarmen wurden die Türen automatisch verriegelt.DativPlur.The doors were locked automatically when the alarms went off.
- Die Lautstärken der Alarme waren unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The volume levels of the alarms were different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Alarm/aˈlaʁm/
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Article phrase
der Alarm/deːɐ̯ aˈlaʁm/
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Plural
Alarme/aˈlaʁmə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Alarm | die Alarme |
| Akkusativ | den Alarm | die Alarme |
| Dativ | dem Alarm | den Alarmen |
| Genitiv | des Alarms | der Alarme |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Alarm auslösen
- CollocationAlarm schlagen
- Collocationden Alarm hören
- Prepositional constructionbei Alarmbei + Dativ
- Adjective combinationein lauter Alarm
- Sentence patternDer Alarm ertönt plötzlich.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymWarnsignal
Warnsignal explicitly denotes a sign intended as a warning; Alarm may additionally refer to the triggered state or an urgent message.
- Broader termSignal
Signal is the superordinate term; a Alarm is specifically a Signal that warns of danger or an emergency.
- Related termSirene
A Sirene is a possible acoustic warning device, whereas Alarm denotes the warning message or the triggered alarm state.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Alarm“ is a loanword from Italian.
Word family
- alarmieren
- Alarmierung