firmo

See also: firmó and firmò

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfir.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfir.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfiɾ.mo]

Verb

firmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin firmare (“fix, settle”), from firmus (“firm”). Compare Spanish firma and Italian firma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfirmo]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -irmo
• Hyphenation: fir‧mo

Noun

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

1. (business) firm, company

   Synonym: firmao

Derived terms

• firmonomo

Galician

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

• formi, morfi

Latin

Etymology

From firmus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfir.moː/, [ˈfɪrmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfir.mo/, [ˈfirmo]

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, 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

   Conjugation of firmō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	firmō		firmās		firmat		firmāmus		firmātis		firmant
	imperfect	firmābam		firmābās		firmābat		firmābāmus		firmābātis		firmābant
	future	firmābō		firmābis		firmābit		firmābimus		firmābitis		firmābunt
	perfect	firmāvī		firmāvistī		firmāvit		firmāvimus		firmāvistis		firmāvērunt, firmāvēre
	pluperfect	firmāveram		firmāverās		firmāverat		firmāverāmus		firmāverātis		firmāverant
	future perfect	firmāverō		firmāveris		firmāverit		firmāverimus		firmāveritis		firmāverint
passive	present	firmor		firmāris, firmāre		firmātur		firmāmur		firmāminī		firmantur
	imperfect	firmābar		firmābāris, firmābāre		firmābātur		firmābāmur		firmābāminī		firmābantur
	future	firmābor		firmāberis, firmābere		firmābitur		firmābimur		firmābiminī		firmābuntur
	perfect	firmātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	firmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	firmātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	firmem		firmēs		firmet		firmēmus		firmētis		firment
	imperfect	firmārem		firmārēs		firmāret		firmārēmus		firmārētis		firmārent
	perfect	firmāverim		firmāverīs		firmāverit		firmāverīmus		firmāverītis		firmāverint
	pluperfect	firmāvissem		firmāvissēs		firmāvisset		firmāvissēmus		firmāvissētis		firmāvissent
passive	present	firmer		firmēris, firmēre		firmētur		firmēmur		firmēminī		firmentur
	imperfect	firmārer		firmārēris, firmārēre		firmārētur		firmārēmur		firmārēminī		firmārentur
	perfect	firmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	firmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		firmā		—		—		firmāte		—
	future	—		firmātō		firmātō		—		firmātōte		firmantō
passive	present	—		firmāre		—		—		firmāminī		—
	future	—		firmātor		firmātor		—		—		firmantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		firmāre			firmārī			firmāns			—
future		firmātūrum esse			firmātum īrī			firmātūrus			firmandus
perfect		firmāvisse			firmātum esse			—			firmātus
future perfect		—			firmātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		firmātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		firmandī		firmandō		firmandum		firmandō		firmātum		firmātū

Derived terms

• affirmō
• cōnfirmō

Descendants

• Catalan: fermar, firmar
• Dalmatian: fermur
• → English: firm
• Friulian: fermâ
• Galician: firmar
• Italian: fermare, firmare
• Neapolitan: fermare
• Old French: fermer
  • 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 (2003-2025), 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
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/ [ˈfiɦ.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/ [ˈfiɦ.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɻ.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾ.mu/

• Rhymes: -iʁmu, -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