Information about the word arm (Dutch → Esperanto: povra)

Synonyms: armzalig, beklagenswaardig, armoedig, pover, beklagenswaard

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ɑrᵊm/
Hyphenationarm

Degrees of comparison

Positivearm
Comparativearmer
Superlativearmst

Declension

 PositiveComparativeSuperlative
Predicativearmarmer(het) armst, (het) armste
AttributiveIndefiniteMasculine and feminine pluralarmearmerearmste
Indefinite singulararmarmerarmst
Pluralarmearmerearmste
Definitearmearmerearmste
Partitivearmsarmers 

Usage samples

Pas maar op, dat gij zelf niet zot wordt, arme Arthur!
De arme Bilbo kon het niet langer aanhoren.
Die arme kerel is behalve blind zeker ook nog doof.

Translations

Czechchudý; nebohý; ubohý
Danishfattig
Englishpoor
English (Old English)earm
Esperantopovra
Faeroeseneyðars; neyðarsligur
Finnishkurja
Frenchmalheureux
Germanarm
Italianpovero
Norwegianstakkars
Papiamentopober
Romaniansărac
Russianбедный
Saterland Frisianäärm
Spanishpobre
Srananpina; poti
Swahilihafifu
Swedishfattig
Tagalogmahirap
Thaiยากจน; จน
West Frisianearm