Het alarmsysteem
Example: Het alarmsysteem maakt een geluid bij gevaar.
Definition
"Het alarmsysteem" refers to a safety device designed to detect danger or unauthorized access and produce a warning signal, such as a sound or light, to alert people to potential threats or emergencies.
Etymology
The word "het alarmsysteem" comes from Dutch, where "alarm" is borrowed from the French word 'alarme,' which itself originates from the Italian 'all'arme,' meaning 'to arms' or 'to the weapons.' "Systeem" is derived from the Greek 'systēma,' meaning an organized whole, reflecting the interconnected components of an alarm system.
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"Het alarmsysteem" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Security - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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