firmo

See also: firmó, and firmò

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfir.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfir.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfiɾ.mo]

Verb

firmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin firmare (“fix, settle”), from firmus (“firm”). Compare Spanish firma and Italian firma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfirmo]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -irmo
• Hyphenation: fir‧mo

Noun

firmo (accusative singular firmon, plural firmoj, accusative plural firmojn)

1. (business) firm, company

   Synonym: firmao

Derived terms

• firmonomo

 

Galician

Verb

firmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfir.mo/
• Rhymes: -irmo
• Hyphenation: fìr‧mo

Verb

firmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of firmare

Anagrams

• formi, morfi

Latin

Etymology

From firmus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfir.moː/, [ˈfɪrmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfir.mo/, [ˈfirmo]

Verb

firmō (present infinitive firmāre, perfect active firmāvī, supine firmātum); first conjugation

1. to make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify

   Synonyms: cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, immunīo, sistō

   Antonyms: dēterō, atterō, effēminō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, afficiō

2. to say, affirm, assert

   Synonyms: affirmō, contendō, aiō, arguō, fīgō

3. to reinforce the courage

   Synonym: cōnfirmō

   Antonyms: profligō, deficiō, dēfatīgō

4. to consolidate, ensure, assure
5. to confirm, approve, guarantee

   Synonym: probo

Conjugation

Conjugation of firmō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	firmō	firmās	firmat	firmāmus	firmātis	firmant
	imperfect	firmābam	firmābās	firmābat	firmābāmus	firmābātis	firmābant
	future	firmābō	firmābis	firmābit	firmābimus	firmābitis	firmābunt
	perfect	firmāvī	firmāvistī	firmāvit	firmāvimus	firmāvistis	firmāvērunt, firmāvēre
	pluperfect	firmāveram	firmāverās	firmāverat	firmāverāmus	firmāverātis	firmāverant
	future perfect	firmāverō	firmāveris	firmāverit	firmāverimus	firmāveritis	firmāverint
passive	present	firmor	firmāris, firmāre	firmātur	firmāmur	firmāminī	firmantur
	imperfect	firmābar	firmābāris, firmābāre	firmābātur	firmābāmur	firmābāminī	firmābantur
	future	firmābor	firmāberis, firmābere	firmābitur	firmābimur	firmābiminī	firmābuntur
	perfect	firmātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	firmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	firmātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	firmem	firmēs	firmet	firmēmus	firmētis	firment
	imperfect	firmārem	firmārēs	firmāret	firmārēmus	firmārētis	firmārent
	perfect	firmāverim	firmāverīs	firmāverit	firmāverīmus	firmāverītis	firmāverint
	pluperfect	firmāvissem	firmāvissēs	firmāvisset	firmāvissēmus	firmāvissētis	firmāvissent
passive	present	firmer	firmēris, firmēre	firmētur	firmēmur	firmēminī	firmentur
	imperfect	firmārer	firmārēris, firmārēre	firmārētur	firmārēmur	firmārēminī	firmārentur
	perfect	firmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	firmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	firmā	—	—	firmāte	—
	future	—	firmātō	firmātō	—	firmātōte	firmantō
passive	present	—	firmāre	—	—	firmāminī	—
	future	—	firmātor	firmātor	—	—	firmantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		firmāre	firmāvisse	firmātūrum esse	firmārī	firmātum esse	firmātum īrī
participles		firmāns	—	firmātūrus	—	firmātus	firmandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		firmandī	firmandō	firmandum	firmandō	firmātum	firmātū

Derived terms

• affirmō
• cōnfirmō

 

Descendants

• Catalan: fermar, firmar
• Dalmatian: fermur
• → English: firm
• Friulian: fermâ
• Galician: firmar
• Italian: fermare, firmare
• Neapolitan: fermare
• Old French: fermer
  • French: fermer
• Piedmontese: fermé
• Portuguese: firmar
• Sicilian: firmari
• Spanish: hirmar, firmar

Adjective

firmō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of firmus

References

• firmo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “firmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “firmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• firmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to garrison a town: praesidiis firmare urbem
    
  • to strengthen the camp by outposts: castra praesidiis firmare
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/ [ˈfiɦ.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/ [ˈfiɦ.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɻ.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾ.mu/

• Rhymes: -iʁmu, -iɾmu
• Hyphenation: fir‧mo

Verb

firmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾmo/ [ˈfiɾ.mo]
• Rhymes: -iɾmo
• Syllabification: fir‧mo

Verb

firmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of firmar