ferme

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 References 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.4 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun 3.3 Anagrams 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adverb 4.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

ferme (plural fermes)

1. (cant) hole

[edit] References

• OED2
• 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fɛʁm/, SAMPA: /fERm/

[edit] Adjective

ferme (epicene, plural fermes)

1. firm

[edit] Synonyms

• dur
• décidé

[edit] Noun

ferme f. (plural fermes)

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

[edit] Derived terms

farm:

• fermage
• fermier

[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

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

ferme pl.

1. Feminine form of fermo.

[edit] Noun

ferme f.

1. Plural form of ferma.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eefmr
• freme, fremé

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[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)