firmeza

Asturian

Etymology

From firme +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiɾˈmeθa/ [fiɾˈme.θa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Syllabification: fir‧me‧za

Noun

firmeza f (plural firmeces)

1. firmness (state of being firm)

Portuguese

Etymology

From firme + -eza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiʁˈme.zɐ/ [fiɦˈme.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiʁˈme.zɐ/ [fiɦˈme.zɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fiɾˈme.zɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fiʁˈme.zɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /fiɻˈme.zɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiɾˈme.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: fir‧me‧za

Noun

firmeza f (plural firmezas)

1. firmness
2. (São Paulo, of a person) fine

Further reading

• “firmeza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “firmeza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish firme

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin -itia

Spanish -eza

Spanish firmeza

From firme + -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiɾˈmeθa/ [fiɾˈme.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /fiɾˈmesa/ [fiɾˈme.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: fir‧me‧za

Noun

firmeza f (plural firmezas)

1. firmness

   Synonyms: fortaleza, afirmanza (archaic)

Further reading

• “firmeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025