Lärm

See also: larm and lärm

German

Etymology

From older Lärmen, from early modern lerma, lerman, larman, shortened from Alarm, ultimately from Italian allarme. Doublet of Alarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛʁm/, [lɛɐ̯m]

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Noun

Lärm m (strong, genitive Lärmes or Lärms, no plural)

1. annoying noise; noise (when subjectively considered to be a disturbance)

Declension

Declension of Lärm [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lärm
genitive	eines	des	Lärmes, Lärms
dative	einem	dem	Lärm, Lärme1
accusative	einen	den	Lärm

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• lärmen

Descendants

• Estonian: lärm
• Hungarian: lárma
• Serbo-Croatian: ларма, larma

See also

• Geräusch n
• Krach m
• Laut m

Further reading

• “Lärm” in Duden online
• “Lärm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Lärm”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891