forma

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin fōrma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoɾma/ [ˈfoɾ.ma] Rhymes: -oɾma Syllabification: for‧ma === Noun === forma m (plural formes) shape, form === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “forma”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “forma”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin fōrma. === Pronunciation === === Noun === forma (definite accusative formanı, plural formalar) shape, form Synonym: şəkil uniform (especially of school uniform) məktəb forması ― school uniform (grammar) mood ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “forma” in Obastan.com. == Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish forma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forma/ [for.ma] Rhymes: -orma, -a Hyphenation: for‧ma === Noun === forma inan form, shape ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “forma”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “forma”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfor.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfoɾ.ma] Rhymes: -oɾma Hyphenation: for‧ma === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin fōrma. ==== Noun ==== forma f (plural formes) form; shape ===== Related terms ===== formar -forme ==== References ==== “forma”, 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 “forma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “forma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “forma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== forma inflection of formar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech forma, from Latin fōrma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈforma] Rhymes: -orma Hyphenation: for‧ma === Noun === forma f form, shape mold/mould (for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “forma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “forma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “forma”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 === Anagrams === morfa == French == === Verb === forma third-person singular past historic of former == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese forma (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fōrma. Cognate with Portuguese forma and Spanish horma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoɾma/ [ˈfoɾ.mɐ] Rhymes: -oɾma Hyphenation: for‧ma === Noun === forma f (plural formas) form, shape mold, cast cake tin button Synonym: botón shoe tree ==== Related terms ==== formal formar === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “forma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “forma”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “forma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “forma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “forma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin forma, perhaps from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, figure”), via Etruscan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈformɒ] Hyphenation: for‧ma Rhymes: -mɒ === Noun === forma (plural formák) form shape ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== alak ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === forma in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔrma/ Rhymes: -ɔrma === Verb === forma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative formaði, supine formað) to form, to shape [with accusative] ==== Conjugation ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fōrma (“form”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɔrma] Hyphenation: for‧ma === Noun === forma (plural forma-forma) (biology, taxonomy) form: an infraspecific rank === Further reading === “forma”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Ingrian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian форма (forma). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈformɑ/, [ˈfo̞rm] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈformɑ/, [ˈfo̞rmɑ] Rhymes: -orm, -ormɑ Hyphenation: for‧ma === Noun === forma form, shape (grammar) form ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 39 == Interlingua == === Noun === forma (plural formas) form == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfor.ma/ Rhymes: -orma Hyphenation: fór‧ma === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin fōrma. ==== Noun ==== forma f (plural forme) form shape mould/mold ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== forma inflection of formare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Ladin == === Etymology === From Latin fōrma. === Noun === forma f (plural formes) form shape == Latin == === Alternative forms === fōrm. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Unknown. Perhaps from an Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, fashion, appearance, outward form, contour, figure”), with dissimilation *m-m > *f-m, as seen in formīca (“ant”) and formīdō (“ghost, scarecrow”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfoːr.ma] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔr.ma] === Noun === fōrma f (genitive fōrmae); first declension form; figure, shape, appearance Synonyms: habitus, faciēs, species, frons fine form; beauty outline, plan, design model, pattern, stamp, mold Synonyms: charta, tabula (figurative) manner, kind, sort ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “forma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “forma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "forma", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “forma”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “forma”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers "forma" in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 "forma", in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “forma”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 713 Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber == Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === f. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin forma. === Noun === fòrma f (plural fòrmos) stress pattern 1 form ==== Declension ==== == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sicilian furma and/or Italian forma, both from Latin forma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.ma/ Rhymes: -ɔrma === Noun === forma f (plural forom) form, shape Synonym: għamla mould ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === formen m (of noun) formet (of verb) === Pronunciation === === Noun === forma f definite feminine singular of form === Verb === forma inflection of forme: simple past past participle === Anagrams === a-form, amorf, omfar == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === forma f definite singular of form == Old Czech == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fōrma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈforma/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈforma/ === Noun === forma f form; appearance form; shape former, creator form (state of some event) form, template, pattern form, model mandatory procedure, fixed succession of individual parts (religion) formula (set phrasing) (religion) spiritual essence (philosophy) image in the mind, ideal mental image ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: forma === References === === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “forma”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *frumô. Cognate with Old Saxon formo and Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰 (fruma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfor.mɑ/, [ˈforˠ.mɑ] === Numeral === forma first === Adjective === forma first late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: forme, form, forrme (Ormulum) == Old Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fōrma. First attested in the end of the 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /fɔrma/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /fɔrma/ === Noun === forma f form (external shape) (attested in Masovia) verbal formula (set way of saying something) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: forma→ Kashubian: fòrma Silesian: forma === References === Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “forma”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (2003), “forma”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language]‎[8] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, →OCLC Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “forma”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish) Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “forma”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994–2005), “forma”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1–50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN K. Nitsch, editor (1958), “forma”, in Słownik staropolski (in Polish), volume 2, Wrocław, Kraków, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 365 B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “forma”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska-Różycka, Magdalena Klapper, Tomasz Kolowca, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Joanna Duska, Maria Bugajska, Jan German, Beata Hejmo, Iwona Nobis, Dariusz Piwowarczyk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, editors (2024), “forma”, in Baza Leksykalna Średniowiecznej Polszczyzny [Lexical Base of Medieval Polish] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish forma. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔrma Syllabification: for‧ma === Noun === forma f (diminutive foremka, related adjective foremny) form (one of the ways in which something appears; appearance; manifestation) Synonyms: kształt, postać (literary) form (way in which a work is constructed) (literary) form (specific type of works of art perceived due to their external structure or structure and a set of typical artistic means) cast, mold, cake tin (kitchenware used for shaping batter or something similar) Synonym: blacha (textiles) pattern (paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling) Synonym: wykrój (grammar) form (particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech) (sciences) form (living organisms or products of nature characterized by a set of common features) state, shape (physical or mental condition) Synonyms: kondycja, samopoczucie shape (condition of personal health, especially muscular health) Synonym: kondycja w formie ― in shape form (arrangement of coordinated elements) Synonyms: system, układ mold (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) (philosophy) form (inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists) (mathematics) uniform polynomial (printing) template (set of printing elements prepared for printing) (chiefly in the plural) form (manner of conduct and behavior resulting from social conventions) Synonym: etykieta (Middle Polish) prototype Synonym: prototyp (Middle Polish) type; kind Synonyms: gatunek, rodzaj (Far Masovian) horn button (obsolete) pretend, act (something done for show) (obsolete) box placed in the focus on a bellows nozzle; opening in a furnace (obsolete, crystallography) form (combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol) (obsolete, Roman Catholicism) choirstall Synonym: stalle (obsolete) formula; rite; ceremony; formality (obsolete, Protestantism) form (collection of religious rites among Protestants) (obsolete) template (device for printing canvases called malowanki) (obsolete, metallurgy) form (box mounted in the hearth on a bellows nozzle, and/or ironwork; hole in the furnace into which the nozzle is inserted) (obsolete, minerology) form (solid bounded by a certain number of planes) (obsolete, music) form (structure, arrangement of a musical piece) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: fòrma === Trivia === According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), forma is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 49 times in scientific texts, 32 times in news, 71 times in essays, 7 times in fiction, and 5 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 164 times, making it the 349th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words. === References === === Further reading === forma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN formy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN forma in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “forma”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] “FORMA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 15.09.2008 Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “forma”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “forma”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “forma”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 761 Jan Karłowicz (1901), “forma”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 24 == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin fōrma. Doublet of etymology 2, which was inherited. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: for‧ma ==== Noun ==== forma f (plural formas) form; shape (the visible structure of a thing) Synonyms: estrutura, disposição (geometry) shape; figure (a geometric object) Synonym: figura form (a conventional method way of doing something) Synonyms: maneira, jeito (grammar) form (each of the possible inflections of a lexeme) Synonym: flexão (military) formation (alignment of troops) Synonym: formação ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== →? Bengali: ফরম (phorom), ফর্ম (phormo) → Gujarati: ફરમો (pharmo) ⇒ Marathi: एकफरमा (ekpharmā) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese forma, from Latin fōrma. Doublet of etymology 1, a learned borrowing. ==== Alternative forms ==== fôrma ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: for‧ma ==== Noun ==== forma f (plural formas) tin (metal pan used for baking) mould (hollow object into which a liquid is poured so that it solidifies into a specific shape) (typography) type; sort (block used to print a character) Synonym: tipo ===== Derived terms ===== letra de forma === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: for‧ma ==== Verb ==== forma inflection of formar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “forma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “forma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French former, Latin formare. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [forˈma] ==== Verb ==== a forma (third-person singular present formează, past participle format) 1st conjugation (transitive) to form, to create, to make (transitive, of elements) to form, to make up ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === Forms of the above word. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [forˈma] ==== Verb ==== forma third-person singular imperfect indicative of forma === Etymology 3 === Forms of the noun formă. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈforma] ==== Noun ==== forma definite nominative/accusative singular of formă == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fōrma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fôːrma/ Hyphenation: for‧ma === Noun === fȏrma f (Cyrillic spelling фо̑рма) form, shape form, condition formality ==== Declension ==== == Silesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish forma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.ma/ Rhymes: -ɔrma Syllabification: for‧ma === Noun === forma f form (one of the ways in which something appears; appearance; manifestation) state, shape (physical or mental condition) === Further reading === Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022), “forma”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 77 Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023), Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), f, page 66 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoɾma/ [ˈfoɾ.ma] Rhymes: -oɾma Syllabification: for‧ma === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin fōrma. Compare the inherited doublet horma. ==== Noun ==== forma f (plural formas) shape; form; figure way; manner basis; method Synonyms: base, método ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== forma inflection of formar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “forma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === form +‎ -a === Pronunciation === === Verb === forma (present formar, preterite formade, supine format, imperative forma) to shape, give form ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== formare formning utforma === Further reading === forma in Svensk ordbok. === Anagrams === amorf == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فورمه (forma, “a compositor's form”), from Italian forma or French format. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foɾˈma/ Hyphenation: for‧ma === Noun === forma (definite accusative formayı, plural formalar) form, shape Synonyms: biçim, şekil Matching clothes worn to indicate affiliation to a group; uniform, jersey, livery. Synonym: üniforma (printing) A 16-page section of a book printed on a single sheet of paper; a signature. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “forma”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “forma”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1608