firmus
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”), whence also ferē and fermē. Cognates include Sanskrit धरति (dharati), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎠𐎷𐎹 (dārayāmiy) and Lithuanian derė́ti.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
firmus m. (feminine firma, neuter firmum); first/second declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | firmus | firma | firmum | firmī | firmae | firma | |
| genitive | firmī | firmae | firmī | firmōrum | firmārum | firmōrum | |
| dative | firmō | firmae | firmō | firmīs | firmīs | firmīs | |
| accusative | firmum | firmam | firmum | firmōs | firmās | firma | |
| ablative | firmō | firmā | firmō | firmīs | firmīs | firmīs | |
| vocative | firme | firma | firmum | firmī | firmae | firma | |
- comparative: firmior, superlative: firmissimus
[edit] Synonyms
- (stable, strong): dūrus