armar

See also: armâr and ärmar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin armāre. Compare Occitan armar and French armer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

armar (first-person singular present armo, first-person singular preterite armí, past participle armat)

1. to arm (supply with weapons)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of armar (first conjugation)

infinitive			armar
gerund			armant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		armat		armada
		plural		armats		armades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	armo	armes	arma	armem	armeu	armen
	imperfect	armava	armaves	armava	armàvem	armàveu	armaven
	future	armaré	armaràs	armarà	armarem	armareu	armaran
	preterite	armí	armares	armà	armàrem	armàreu	armaren
	conditional	armaria	armaries	armaria	armaríem	armaríeu	armarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	armi	armis	armi	armem	armeu	armin
	imperfect	armés	armessis	armés	arméssim	arméssiu	armessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	arma	armi	armem	armeu	armin
	negative (no)	—	no armis	no armi	no armem	no armeu	no armin

Derived terms

• desarmar

Further reading

• “armar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “armar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “armar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “armar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Icelandic

Noun

armar

1. indefinite nominative plural of armur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

armar m

1. plural indefinite of arm

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan armar, from Latin armāre, present active infinitive of armō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

armar

1. to arm (supply with weapons)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		armar			aver armat
gerund		armant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		armat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	armi	armas	arma	armam	armatz	arman
	imperfect	armavi	armavas	armava	armàvem	armàvetz	armavan
	preterite	armèri	armères	armèt	armèrem	armèretz	armèron
	future	armarai	armaràs	armarà	armarem	armaretz	armaràn
	conditional	armariái	armariás	armariá	armariam	armariatz	armarián
	conditional 2nd form1	armèra	armèras	armèra	armeram	armeratz	armèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arme	armes	arme	armem	armetz	armen
	imperfect	armèssi	armèsses	armèsse	armèssem	armèssetz	armèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arma		armem	armatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		armar			aver armat
gerund		armant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		armat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arme	armes	arma	armam	armatz	armon
	imperfect	armave	armaves	armava	armaviam	armaviatz	armavon
	preterite	armere	armeres	armet	armem	armetz	armeron
	future	armarai	armaràs	armará	armarem	armaretz	armarán
	conditional	armariá	armariás	armariá	armariam	armariatz	armarián
	conditional 2nd form1	armèra	armèras	armèra	armeram	armeratz	armèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arme	armes	arme	armassiam	armassiatz	armon
	imperfect	armesse	armesses	armesse	armessiam	armessiatz	armesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arma		armassiam	armatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		armar			aver armat
gerund		armant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		armat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	armi	armas	arma	armam	armatz	arman
	imperfect	armavi	armavas	armava	armàvam	armàvatz	armavan
	preterite	armèi	armès	armè	armèm	armètz	armèn
	future	armarèi	armaràs	armarà	armaram	armaratz	armaràn
	conditional	armarí	armarés	armaré	armarem	armaretz	armarén
	conditional 2nd form1	armèra	armèras	armèra	armeram	armeratz	armèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	armi	armes	arme	armem	armetz	armen
	imperfect	armèssi	armèsses	armèsse	armèssem	armèssetz	armèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arma		armem	armatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		armar			aver armat
gerund		armant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		armat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arme	armas	arma	armam	armatz	arman
	imperfect	armava	armavas	armava	armàvam	armàvatz	armavan
	preterite	armei	armeras	armet	armèram	armèratz	armeran
	future	armarai	armaràs	armará	armarem	armaretz	armarán
	conditional	armariá	armariàs	armariá	armariam	armariatz	armarián
	conditional 2nd form1	armèra	armèras	armèra	armeram	armeratz	armèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arme	armes	arme	armem	armetz	armen
	imperfect	armèsse	armèsses	armèsse	armèssem	armèssetz	armèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arma		armem	armatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		armar			aver armat
gerund		armant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		armat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arme	armes	arma	armam	armatz	arman
	imperfect	armavi	armavas	armava	armàvem	armàvetz	armavan
	preterite	armère	armères	armèt	armeriam	armeriatz	armèron
	future	armarai	armaràs	armarà	armarem	armaretz	armaràn
	conditional	armariáu	armariás	armariá	armariam	armariatz	armarián
	conditional 2nd form1	armèra	armèras	armèra	armeram	armeratz	armèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arme	armes	arme	armem	armetz	arman
	imperfect	armèsse	armèsses	armèsse	armessiam	armessiatz	armèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arma		armem	armatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese armar, from Latin armāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈma(ʁ)/ [aɦˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈma(ʁ)/ [aɦˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈma(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈma(ʁ)/ [aʁˈma(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈma(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ar‧mar

Verb

armar (first-person singular present armo, first-person singular preterite armei, past participle armado)

1. (transitive) to arm (to supply with weapons)

   Synonym: munir

2. (transitive) to set (a trap, a timebomb, a security system or similar)
3. (transitive) to set up (a tent, a hammock, a folding table or similar)

   Synonym: montar

4. (intransitive, obsolete, literary) to intend; to be disposed to achieve; to pursue; to search for, to aim; to apply oneself for; to seek [with a ‘something’ or a (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
5. (informal, reflexive) to boast, to act arrogantly
6. (informal, reflexive) to go too far, to cross the line

Conjugation

    Conjugation of armar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	armar
Personal	armar	armares	armar	armarmos	armardes	armarem
Gerund
	armando
Past participle
Masculine	armado			armados
Feminine	armada			armadas
Indicative
Present	armo	armas	arma	armamos	armais	armam
Imperfect	armava	armavas	armava	armávamos	armáveis	armavam
Preterite	armei	armaste	armou	armamos1, armámos2	armastes	armaram
Pluperfect	armara	armaras	armara	armáramos	armáreis	armaram
Future	armarei	armarás	armará	armaremos	armareis	armarão
Conditional	armaria	armarias	armaria	armaríamos	armaríeis	armariam
Subjunctive
Present	arme	armes	arme	armemos	armeis	armem
Imperfect	armasse	armasses	armasse	armássemos	armásseis	armassem
Future	armar	armares	armar	armarmos	armardes	armarem
Imperative
Affirmative		arma	arme	armemos	armai	armem
Negative (não)		não armes	não arme	não armemos	não armeis	não armem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “armar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “armar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “armar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “armar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “armar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “armar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin armārium.

Noun

armar n (plural armare)

1. (regional) wardrobe or closet in which clothes are kept, or cupboard for dishes or foods

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	armar	armarul		armare	armarele
genitive-dative	armar	armarului		armare	armarelor
vocative	armarule			armarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin armāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈmaɾ/ [aɾˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ar‧mar

Verb

armar (first-person singular present armo, first-person singular preterite armé, past participle armado)

1. to arm (supply with weapons)
2. to arm (provide with tools or skills)
3. to assemble
4. to organize, get going
5. to provoke; stir up
6. to set up; instal
7. to load (a weapon)
8. (reflexive) to stock up
9. (reflexive) to balk
10. (reflexive) to pluck up

    armarse de valor ― pluck up the courage

Conjugation

    Conjugation of armar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			armar
gerund			armando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		armado		armada
		plural		armados		armadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	armo	armastú armásvos	arma	armamos	armáis	arman
	imperfect	armaba	armabas	armaba	armábamos	armabais	armaban
	preterite	armé	armaste	armó	armamos	armasteis	armaron
	future	armaré	armarás	armará	armaremos	armaréis	armarán
	conditional	armaría	armarías	armaría	armaríamos	armaríais	armarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arme	armestú armésvos2	arme	armemos	arméis	armen
	imperfect (ra)	armara	armaras	armara	armáramos	armarais	armaran
	imperfect (se)	armase	armases	armase	armásemos	armaseis	armasen
	future1	armare	armares	armare	armáremos	armareis	armaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		armatú armávos	arme	armemos	armad	armen
	negative		no armes	no arme	no armemos	no arméis	no armen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of armar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive armar
	dative	armarme	armarte	armarle, armarse	armarnos	armaros	armarles, armarse
	accusative	armarme	armarte	armarlo, armarla, armarse	armarnos	armaros	armarlos, armarlas, armarse
with gerund armando
	dative	armándome	armándote	armándole, armándose	armándonos	armándoos	armándoles, armándose
	accusative	armándome	armándote	armándolo, armándola, armándose	armándonos	armándoos	armándolos, armándolas, armándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative arma
	dative	ármame	ármate	ármale	ármanos	not used	ármales
	accusative	ármame	ármate	ármalo, ármala	ármanos	not used	ármalos, ármalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative armá
	dative	armame	armate	armale	armanos	not used	armales
	accusative	armame	armate	armalo, armala	armanos	not used	armalos, armalas
with formal second-person singular imperative arme
	dative	ármeme	not used	ármele, ármese	ármenos	not used	ármeles
	accusative	ármeme	not used	ármelo, ármela, ármese	ármenos	not used	ármelos, ármelas
with first-person plural imperative armemos
	dative	not used	armémoste	armémosle	armémonos	armémoos	armémosles
	accusative	not used	armémoste	armémoslo, armémosla	armémonos	armémoos	armémoslos, armémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative armad
	dative	armadme	not used	armadle	armadnos	armaos	armadles
	accusative	armadme	not used	armadlo, armadla	armadnos	armaos	armadlos, armadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative armen
	dative	ármenme	not used	ármenle	ármennos	not used	ármenles, ármense
	accusative	ármenme	not used	ármenlo, ármenla	ármennos	not used	ármenlos, ármenlas, ármense

Derived terms

• armar hasta los dientes
• armar la de Dios es Cristo
• armar la de san Quintín
• armar un lío
• armar una casa
• armarla
• armarse la gorda
• armarse la marimorena
• armarse un lío
• bragueta de armar
• carpintero de armar
• cuaderna de armar
• cuera de armar
• desarmar
• espejo de armar

 

Related terms

• armada
• armado
• armador
• armadura
• armamento

 

Further reading

• “armar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Noun

armar

1. indefinite plural of arm

Anagrams

• ramar