arg

See also: Arg, ARG, and Arg.

Translingual

Symbol

arg

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Aragonese.
  2. (mathematics) The symbol for the argument function, which finds the polar angle of a complex number.

Usage notes

  • (mathematics): The symbol arg is defined in ISO 80000-2:2019 to represent the principal value of the argument function. However, arg is often used to represent the multi-valued argument function, with Arg representing the principal value specifically.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Aragonese terms

English

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Noun

arg (plural args)

  1. (programming, informal) An argument; a value passed as a parameter.
    The first arg needs to be an int.

Etymology 2

Noun

arg (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of arg. (“argent”).

Etymology 3

Interjection

arg

  1. (informal) Expressing frustration or disappointment.

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Arbëreshë; from Proto-Albanian *arga, from Proto-Indo-European *Horgʰi (compare Armenian ոջիլ (oǰil)).

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

arg m

  1. (Arbëresh) nit

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish argh, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (“to copulate”).

Adjective

arg (neuter argt, plural and definite singular attributive arge)

  1. fierce, stubborn, unyielding, ardent
  2. (rare) bitter, bad, angry

References

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare German arg.

Adjective

arg (genitive ara, partitive arga, comparative arem, superlative kõige arem)

  1. cowardly, shy

Declension

Declension of arg (ÕS type 22u/leib, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative arg arad
accusative nom.
gen. ara
genitive argade
partitive arga argu
argasid
illative arga
arasse 		argadesse
arusse
inessive aras argades
arus
elative arast argadest
arust
allative arale argadele
arule
adessive aral argadel
arul
ablative aralt argadelt
arult
translative araks argadeks
aruks
terminative arani argadeni
essive arana argadena
abessive arata argadeta
comitative araga argadega

German

Etymology

From Middle High German arc, from Old High German arg.

Compare Hunsrik aarich, Pennsylvania German arrig, Central Franconian ärch, and Dutch erg. Also etymologically linked is English eerie.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

arg (strong nominative masculine singular arger, comparative ärger, superlative am ärgsten)

  1. bad
    im Argen liegen ― to be in disorder
  2. intense
  3. wicked
  4. disgusting

Usage notes

Capitalized Arg- with any ending other than -s is in fact the (nominalized) adjective , not the noun Arg.

Declension

Positive forms of arg
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist arg sie ist arg es ist arg sie sind arg
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative arger arge arges arge
genitive argen arger argen arger
dative argem arger argem argen
accusative argen arge arges arge
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der arge die arge das arge die argen
genitive des argen der argen des argen der argen
dative dem argen der argen dem argen den argen
accusative den argen die arge das arge die argen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein arger eine arge ein arges (keine) argen
genitive eines argen einer argen eines argen (keiner) argen
dative einem argen einer argen einem argen (keinen) argen
accusative einen argen eine arge ein arges (keine) argen
Comparative forms of arg
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist ärger sie ist ärger es ist ärger sie sind ärger
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative ärgerer ärgere ärgeres ärgere
genitive ärgeren ärgerer ärgeren ärgerer
dative ärgerem ärgerer ärgerem ärgeren
accusative ärgeren ärgere ärgeres ärgere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der ärgere die ärgere das ärgere die ärgeren
genitive des ärgeren der ärgeren des ärgeren der ärgeren
dative dem ärgeren der ärgeren dem ärgeren den ärgeren
accusative den ärgeren die ärgere das ärgere die ärgeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein ärgerer eine ärgere ein ärgeres (keine) ärgeren
genitive eines ärgeren einer ärgeren eines ärgeren (keiner) ärgeren
dative einem ärgeren einer ärgeren einem ärgeren (keinen) ärgeren
accusative einen ärgeren eine ärgere ein ärgeres (keine) ärgeren
Superlative forms of arg
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am ärgsten sie ist am ärgsten es ist am ärgsten sie sind am ärgsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative ärgster ärgste ärgstes ärgste
genitive ärgsten ärgster ärgsten ärgster
dative ärgstem ärgster ärgstem ärgsten
accusative ärgsten ärgste ärgstes ärgste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der ärgste die ärgste das ärgste die ärgsten
genitive des ärgsten der ärgsten des ärgsten der ärgsten
dative dem ärgsten der ärgsten dem ärgsten den ärgsten
accusative den ärgsten die ärgste das ärgste die ärgsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein ärgster eine ärgste ein ärgstes (keine) ärgsten
genitive eines ärgsten einer ärgsten eines ärgsten (keiner) ärgsten
dative einem ärgsten einer ärgsten einem ärgsten (keinen) ärgsten
accusative einen ärgsten eine ärgste ein ärgstes (keine) ärgsten

Further reading

  • “arg” in Duden online
  • “arg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish orcaid.

Verb

arg (present analytic argann, future analytic argfaidh, verbal noun argain, past participle argtha)

  1. (transitive) destroy, plunder

Conjugation

conjugation of arg (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun argain
past participle argtha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present argaim argann tú;
argair† 		argann sé, sí argaimid argann sibh argann siad;
argaid† 		a argann; a argas /
a n-argann* 		argtar
past d'arg mé; d'argas /
arg mé‡; argas‡ 		d'arg tú; d'argais /
arg tú; argais‡ 		d'arg sé, sí /
arg sé, sí‡ 		d'argamar; d'arg muid /
argamar; arg muid‡ 		d'arg sibh; d'argabhair /
arg sibh;
argabhair‡ 		d'arg siad; d'argadar /
arg siad; argadar‡ 		a d'arg /
ar arg* 		argadh;
hargadh†
past habitual d'argainn /
argainn‡; n-argainn‡‡ 		d'argtá /
argtá‡; n-argtᇇ 		d'argadh sé, sí /
argadh sé, sí‡; n-argadh sé, s퇇 		d'argaimis; d'argadh muid /
argaimis; argadh muid‡; n-argaimis‡‡; n-argadh muid‡‡ 		d'argadh sibh /
argadh sibh‡; n-argadh sibh‡‡ 		d'argaidís; d'argadh siad /
argaidís; argadh siad‡; n-argaidís‡‡; n-argadh siad‡‡ 		a d'argadh /
a n-argadh* 		d'argtaí /
argtaí‡; n-argta퇇
future argfaidh mé;
argfad 		argfaidh tú;
argfair† 		argfaidh sé, sí argfaimid;
argfaidh muid 		argfaidh sibh argfaidh siad;
argfaid† 		a argfaidh; a argfas /
a n-argfaidh* 		argfar
conditional d'argfainn / argfainn‡; n-argfainn‡‡ d'argfá / argfá‡; n-argfᇇ d'argfadh sé, sí / argfadh sé, sí‡; n-argfadh sé, s퇇 d'argfaimis; d'argfadh muid / argfaimis‡; argfadh muid‡; n-argfaimis‡‡; n-argfadh muid‡‡ d'argfadh sibh / argfadh sibh‡; n-argfadh sibh‡‡ d'argfaidís; d'argfadh siad / argfaidís‡; argfadh siad‡; n-argfaidís‡‡; n-argfadh siad‡‡ a d'argfadh /
a n-argfadh* 		d'argfaí / argfaí‡; n-argfa퇇
subjunctive
present go n-arga mé;
go n-argad† 		go n-arga tú;
go n-argair† 		go n-arga sé, sí go n-argaimid;
go n-arga muid 		go n-arga sibh go n-arga siad;
go n-argaid† 		— go n-argtar
past dá n-argainn dá n-argtá dá n-argadh sé, sí dá n-argaimis;
dá n-argadh muid 		dá n-argadh sibh dá n-argaidís;
dá n-argadh siad 		— dá n-argtaí
imperative
– argaim arg argadh sé, sí argaimis argaigí;
argaidh† 		argaidís — argtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Mutation

Mutated forms of arg
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
arg n-arg harg not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Middle English

Adjective

arg

  1. alternative form of argh

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

Adjective

arg

  1. bad, wrong

Inflection

Declension of arg (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative arg arg arg arga, arge
accusative argan, argen arga arg arga, arge
genitive arges argero arges argero
dative argin, argemo argero argin, argemo argon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative argo arga arga argon
accusative argon argon arga argon
genitive argin argon argin argono
dative argin argon argin argon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: arch
    • Dutch: erg
      • Afrikaans: erg
      • → Caribbean Javanese: èreg

References

  • “arg”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑrɡ/, [ɑrˠɣ]

Adjective

arg (Northumbrian)

  1. alternative form of earg

Declension

Declension of arg — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative arg arg arg
Accusative argne arge arg
Genitive arges argre arges
Dative argum argre argum
Instrumental arge argre arge
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative arge arga, arge arg
Accusative arge arga, arge arg
Genitive argra argra argra
Dative argum argum argum
Instrumental argum argum argum
Declension of arg — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative arga arge arge
Accusative argan argan arge
Genitive argan argan argan
Dative argan argan argan
Instrumental argan argan argan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative argan argan argan
Accusative argan argan argan
Genitive argra, argena argra, argena argra, argena
Dative argum argum argum
Instrumental argum argum argum

References

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arg, see also Old English earg, Old Norse argr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arɣ/, /arɡ/

Adjective

arg

  1. bad, wicked, godless
  2. cowardly, honourless

Declension

Strong declension of arg
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative argēr, arg argiu, arg argaȥ, arg
accusative argan arga argaȥ, arg
genitive arges argera arges
dative argemu argeru argemu
instrumental argu — argu
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative arge, arg argo, arg argiu, arg
accusative arge argo argiu, arg
genitive argero argero argero
dative argēm argēm argēm
Weak declension of arg
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative argo arga arga
accusative argon argūn arga
genitive argen argūn argen
dative argen argūn argen
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative argon argūn argon
accusative argon argūn argon
genitive argōno argōno argōno
dative argōm argōm argōm
Declension of comparative of arg
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative argōro argōra argōra
accusative argōron argōrūn argōra
genitive argōren argōrūn argōren
dative argōren argōrūn argōren
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative argōron argōrūn argōron
accusative argōron argōrūn argōron
genitive argōrōno argōrōno argōrōno
dative argōrōm argōrōm argōrōm
Strong declension of superlative arg
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative argōstēr, argōst argōstiu, argōst argōstaȥ, argōst
accusative argōstan argōsta argōstaȥ, argōst
genitive argōstes argōstera argōstes
dative argōstemu argōsteru argōstemu
instrumental argōstu — argōstu
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative argōste, argōst argōsto, argōst argōstiu, argōst
accusative argōste argōsto argōstiu, argōst
genitive argōstero argōstero argōstero
dative argōstēm argōstēm argōstēm
Weak declension of superlative arg
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative argōsto argōsta argōsta
accusative argōston argōstūn argōsta
genitive argōsten argōstūn argōsten
dative argōsten argōstūn argōsten
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative argōston argōstūn argōston
accusative argōston argōstūn argōston
genitive argōstōno argōstōno argōstōno
dative argōstōm argōstōm argōstōm

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish argher, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (“to copulate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arj/, [arj]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arj

Adjective

arg (comparative argare, superlative argast)

  1. angry, mad
    Jag blev arg på honom
    I got mad at him
    Elin blev mycket arg när hennes hund kissade i köket
    Elin was very angry when her dog peed in the kitchen

Declension

Inflection of arg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular arg argare argast
neuter singular argt argare argast
plural arga argare argast
masculine plural2 arge argare argast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 arge argare argaste
all arga argare argaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

References

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka.

Adjective

arg

  1. shy, timid

Declension

Inflection of arg (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. arg
genitive sing. argan
partitive sing. argad
partitive plur. argoid
singular plural
nominative arg argad
accusative argan argad
genitive argan argoiden
partitive argad argoid
essive-instructive argan argoin
translative argaks argoikš
inessive argas argoiš
elative argaspäi argoišpäi
illative argaha argoihe
adessive argal argoil
ablative argalpäi argoilpäi
allative argale argoile
abessive argata argoita
comitative arganke argoidenke
prolative argadme argoidme
approximative I arganno argoidenno
approximative II argannoks argoidennoks
egressive argannopäi argoidennopäi
terminative I argahasai argoihesai
terminative II argalesai argoilesai
terminative III argassai —
additive I argahapäi argoihepäi
additive II argalepäi argoilepäi

Welsh

Etymology

From English argument.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arɡ/

Noun

arg m (plural argiau)

  1. (grammar, mathematics) argument[1][2]
  2. (mathematics) amplitude[1][2]

Derived terms

  • arg uniongyrchol (“direct argument”)

See also

  • (physics) osgled (“amplitude”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of arg
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arg unchanged unchanged harg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 28
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