forme

== English == === Noun === forme (plural formes) Obsolete form of form. (printing) Alternative form of form (“type etc. secured in a chase”). 1978, David A. Bloestein, Introduction, John Marston, David A. Bloestein (editor), Parasitaster: Or, The Fawn, page 47, Both these formes, with running titles intact, were retained to print sheet D of Q2. 1994, Jay L. Halio, Introduction, Jay L. Halio (editor), William Shakespeare, The First Quarto of King Lear, page 21, Q2 was printed in twenty-two formes. === Anagrams === Frome, e-form, eForm, eform, feorm, frome == Asturian == === Verb === forme first-person singular present subjunctive of formar third-person singular present subjunctive of formar == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔrmə/, [ˈfɒːmə] === Etymology 1 === See form (“shape, form”). ==== Noun ==== forme c indefinite plural of form === Etymology 2 === From form (“shape, form”). ==== Verb ==== forme (imperative form, infinitive at forme, present tense former, past tense formede, perfect tense er/har formet) shape clay mould form, frame == French == === Etymology === From Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁm/ === Noun === forme f (plural formes) shape (geometrical representation) shape (physical appearance) form ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: фо́рма (fórma) (see there for further descendants) → Turkish: form === Verb === forme inflection of former: third-person singular present indicative first/third-person singular present subjunctive second-person singular present imperative === Further reading === “forme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Verb === forme inflection of formen: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative == Italian == === Noun === forme f pl plural of forma === Anagrams === Fermo, fermo, fermò, fremo == Latin == === Adjective === forme vocative masculine singular of formus == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old French forme, fourme, from Latin fōrma, of unclear origin. Pronunciations with /u/, /uː/ respectively reflect differing adaptations of Old French, while those with /ɔ/ are influenced by Latin fōrma; for possible differentiation in pronunciation by sense, see the usage note at Modern English form. ==== Alternative forms ==== form, foorm, foorme, fourm, fourme, furme fform, fforme (Late Middle English) fwrme (Early Scots) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɔrm(ə)/, /ˈfurm(ə)/, /ˈfuːrm(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== forme (plural formes) Form; the shape or appearance of something: (art or religion) A representation, likeness or depiction. (rare) A preternatural figure; an apparition. The manner, style, or means something is done in: Convention, procedure; established practice. The characteristic behaviour associated with a group. The wording or formulation of a textual passage. An educational or medical course or schedule. An exemplar or model: A mould or cast; an implement for shaping. (fashion) The style or specifications of a garment. (rare, philosophy) An archetype or pattern. A structure, support, or frame, especially: A bench without a back. (hunting) The den or home of a hare. (law) A instruction or the document containing it. (philosophy) The essential category of something (Aristotle's μορφή). ===== Related terms ===== formal formen formere ===== Descendants ===== English: form Middle Scots: forme, fourme, furme Scots: form; furm ===== References ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English forma, from Proto-West Germanic *formō, *frumō, from Proto-Germanic *frumô. ==== Alternative forms ==== form forrme (Ormulum) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɔrm(ə)/ ==== Adjective ==== forme (plural and weak singular forme, comparative formere, superlative formest) (superlative) earliest, oldest (in time) (superlative) first, foremost (in number, sequence, or rank) primitive, primordial bygone, preceding, preceding ===== Related terms ===== formere formest ===== References ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== forme alternative form of formen == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French forme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔrmə/ === Noun === forme f (plural formes) form ==== Descendants ==== French: forme === References === forme on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French forme, borrowed from Latin forma. === Pronunciation === === Noun === forme f (plural formes) (Jersey) form == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse forma. === Verb === forme (imperative form, present tense former, passive formes, simple past and past participle forma or formet, present participle formende) to form to shape ==== Derived terms ==== formbar omforme ==== Related terms ==== form (noun) === References === “forme” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === forma === Etymology === From Old Norse forma. === Verb === forme (present tense formar, past tense forma, past participle forma, passive infinitive formast, present participle formande, imperative forme/form) to form to shape ==== Derived terms ==== formbar ==== Related terms ==== form (noun) -forma === References === “forme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfor.me/, [ˈforˠ.me] === Adjective === forme inflection of forma: nominative feminine/neuter singular accusative neuter singular == Old French == === Alternative forms === fourme, furme === Etymology === From Latin fōrma. === Noun === forme oblique singular, f (oblique plural formes, nominative singular forme, nominative plural formes) shape, aspect, form ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: formeFrench: forme Norman: forme → Middle English: formeEnglish: formMiddle Scots: forme, fourme, furmeScots: form; furm === References === “forme”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-. == Portuguese == === Verb === forme inflection of formar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈforme] === Noun === forme f pl plural of formă == Spanish == === Verb === forme inflection of formar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative