ferme

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
ferme

Plural
fermes

ferme (plural fermes)

  1. (cant) hole

[edit] References

  • OED2
  • 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

ferme (epicene, plural fermes)

  1. firm

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Noun

ferme f. (plural fermes)

  1. (agriculture) farm
  2. (carpentry) roof truss

[edit] Derived terms

farm:

[edit] Verb

ferme

  1. first-person singular indicative present form of fermer
  2. third-person singular indicative present form of fermer
  3. first-person singular subjunctive present form of fermer
  4. third-person singular subjunctive present form of fermer
  5. second-person singular imperative form of fermer

[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

ferme pl.

  1. Feminine form of fermo.

[edit] Noun

ferme f.

  1. Plural form of ferma.

[edit] Anagrams


[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From *ferimē, earlier superlative of ferē, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (to hold), whence also firmus.

[edit] Adverb

fermē (not comparable)

  1. Closely, quite, entirely, fully, altogether, just.
  2. In general, generally, usually, commonly, for most of the time.

[edit] References

  • ferme” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)