English edit

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Etymology edit

arrest +‎ -er.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

arrester (plural arresters)

  1. One who places another under arrest.
  2. A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

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Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [aˈʁasd̥ɐ], [aˈʁɑsd̥ɐ]

Noun edit

arrester c

  1. indefinite plural of arrest

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

arrester

  1. imperative of arrestere

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

Old French, from Latin arresto.

Verb edit

arrester

  1. (transitive) to stop
  2. (reflexive, s'arrester) to stop (stop oneself; halt oneself)
    • c. 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:
      et la je m'arrestay pour attendre compaignie qui alast ou pays de Berne ou le dit conte se tenoit
      And there I stayed to wait for the company that was going to Berne where the aforementioned count was

Conjugation edit

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants edit

  • French: arrêter

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

arrester m

  1. indefinite plural of arrest

Verb edit

arrester

  1. imperative of arrestere

Old French edit

Verb edit

arrester

  1. Alternative form of arester

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

  • An alternative but rare past participle arrestu exists.

Swedish edit

Noun edit

arrester

  1. indefinite plural of arrest

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