fermail

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French fermail (also fermeil, fermal), from Vulgar Latin *firmāc(u)lum, a noun derived from Latin firmāre (“make fast”). By surface analysis, fermer +‎ -ail. Compare Occitan fermalh, Italian fermaglio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛʁ.maj/ === Noun === fermail m (plural fermaux) clasp, buckle === Further reading === “fermail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012