firmo

See also: firmó and firmò

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈfir.mu]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈfir.mo]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfiɾ.mo]
  • Rhymes: -iɾmo
  • Hyphenation: fir‧mo

Verb

firmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin firmāre (to fix/settle), from Latin firmus (firm). Compare Spanish firma and Italian firma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfirmo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -irmo
  • Syllabification: fir‧mo

Noun

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

  1. (business) firm, company
    Synonym: firmao

Derived terms

Galician

Pronunciation

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

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

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From firmus +‎ -o.

    Pronunciation

    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, fulciō, 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

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: fermar, firmar
    • Dalmatian: fermur
    • English: firm
    • Friulian: fermâ
    • Galician: firmar
    • Italian: fermare, firmare
    • Neapolitan: fermare
    • Old 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 (2003-2026), 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

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfir.mɔ/
    • Rhymes: -irmɔ
    • Syllabification: fir‧mo

    Noun

    firmo

    1. vocative singular of firma

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -iʁmu, (Portugal) -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