ferm

== English == === Etymology === See farm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɜː(ɹ)m/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Homophone: firm === Noun === ferm (countable and uncountable, plural ferms) (obsolete) rent for a farm (obsolete) a farm (obsolete) an abode or place of residence === Anagrams === REMF, frem == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin firmus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈfɛrm] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈfərm] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfeɾm] === Adjective === ferm (feminine ferma, masculine plural ferms, feminine plural fermes) firm (steadfast, secure) Synonym: fix firm (fixed in opinion) Synonym: fix firm (solid, rigid) ==== Derived terms ==== fermament fermesa === Noun === ferm m (plural ferms) pavement (US), road surface (UK) (paved exterior surface) === Further reading === “ferm”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ferm”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “ferm” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ferm” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sicilian fermu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛrm/ Rhymes: -ɛrm === Adjective === ferm (feminine singular ferma, plural fermi or friem, comparative ifrem) strong, well-built Synonym: sħiħ steady, constant ==== Related terms ==== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ferm (Late Middle English) alternative form of ferme (“lease”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== ferm alternative form of ferme (“firm”) == Old French == === Alternative forms === furm (Tristan, Thomas d'Angleterre) === Etymology === From Latin firmus. === Adjective === ferm m (oblique and nominative feminine singular ferme) firm ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== enferm fermeté, ferté ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: ferme French: ferme → Middle English: ferme, fermEnglish: firm (remodelled after Latin)→ Cantonese: firmScots: firm (remodelled after Latin) == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛrm/ Rhymes: -ɛrm Syllabification: ferm === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from New Latin fermium. ==== Noun ==== ferm m inan fermium (transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== ferm m inan (theater) theatrical decoration depicting landscapes or buildings ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== ferm f genitive plural of ferma === Further reading === ferm in Polish dictionaries at PWN ferm in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ferme. === Adjective === ferm m or n (feminine singular fermă, masculine plural fermi, feminine/neuter plural ferme) firm ==== Declension ==== == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English ferme, from Anglo-Norman and Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin firma, from Old English fearm (“sustenance, food, supplies”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛrm], [ferm] === Noun === ferm (plural ferms) a farm ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ferm”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ferme (“firm”). First attested in 1665 Cognate with English firm (adjective). For the semantic development, cf. English fast. === Adjective === ferm (archaic) nimble, quick Synonyms: flink, hurtig, ivrig, kvick, rask, snabb === References === ferm in Svensk ordbok (SO) ferm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)