armé

Armé is a term that appears in several Romance languages with different grammatical roles. In Spanish, armé is the first-person singular preterite form of the verb armar, meaning “I armed” or “I assembled.” It is used to describe actions completed in the past, for example, “Armé un equipo de voluntarios” (I assembled/armed a team of volunteers). The intended sense depends on the context and the object that follows.

In French, armé is the past participle of armer, meaning “armed” and used in compound tenses, as in “Il est armé” (he is armed / he has been armed). It can also function as an adjective, as in “un homme armé” (an armed man). A related but distinct word isarmée, spelled with an acute accent on the first é, which is the noun for “army” or military forces, as in “l’armée française” (the French army).

Etymology connects both senses to Latin arma, meaning weapons or tools, with armar and armer sharing the same root.

See also: armar, arma, army, armed.

In other languages, armé does not have a standardized meaning and is typically encountered only as a verb form or in names, depending on the language and context.