forma

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See also: a-form, formà, formá, formă, fôrma, formą, förmå, and -forma

Asturian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin fōrma.

Noun[edit]

forma m (plural formes)

  1. shape, form

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

forma (definite accusative formanı, plural formalar)

  1. shape, form
    Synonym: şəkil
  2. uniform (especially of school uniform)
    məktəb forması ― school uniform
  3. (grammar) mood

Declension[edit]

    Declension of forma
singular plural
nominative forma
 formalar
definite accusative formanı
 formaları
dative formaya
 formalara
locative formada
 formalarda
ablative formadan
 formalardan
definite genitive formanın
 formaların
    Possessive forms of forma
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) formam formalarım
sənin (“your”) forman formaların
onun (“his/her/its”) forması formaları
bizim (“our”) formamız formalarımız
sizin (“your”) formanız formalarınız
onların (“their”) forması or formaları formaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) formamı formalarımı
sənin (“your”) formanı formalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) formasını formalarını
bizim (“our”) formamızı formalarımızı
sizin (“your”) formanızı formalarınızı
onların (“their”) formasını or formalarını formalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) formama formalarıma
sənin (“your”) formana formalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) formasına formalarına
bizim (“our”) formamıza formalarımıza
sizin (“your”) formanıza formalarınıza
onların (“their”) formasına or formalarına formalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) formamda formalarımda
sənin (“your”) formanda formalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) formasında formalarında
bizim (“our”) formamızda formalarımızda
sizin (“your”) formanızda formalarınızda
onların (“their”) formasında or formalarında formalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) formamdan formalarımdan
sənin (“your”) formandan formalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) formasından formalarından
bizim (“our”) formamızdan formalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) formanızdan formalarınızdan
onların (“their”) formasından or formalarından formalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) formamın formalarımın
sənin (“your”) formanın formalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) formasının formalarının
bizim (“our”) formamızın formalarımızın
sizin (“your”) formanızın formalarınızın
onların (“their”) formasının or formalarının formalarının

Further reading[edit]

  • “forma” in Obastan.com.

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural formes)

  1. form; shape

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈforma]
  • Rhymes: -orma
  • Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun[edit]

forma f

  1. form, shape
  2. mold (US), mould (UK) (for shaping a fluid or plastic substance)

Declension[edit]

Declension
singular plural
nominative forma formy
genitive formy forem
dative formě formám
accusative formu formy
vocative formo formy
locative formě formách
instrumental formou formami

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Related terms

Further reading[edit]

  • forma in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • forma in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Verb[edit]

forma

  1. third-person singular past historic of former

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese forma (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fōrma. Cognate with Portuguese forma and Spanish horma.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural formas)

  1. form, shape
  2. mold, cast
  3. cake tin
  4. button
    Synonym: botón
  5. shoe tree

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “forma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “forma” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “forma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “forma” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “forma” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin forma, perhaps from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, figure”), via Etruscan.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma (plural formák)

  1. form
  2. shape

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative forma formák
accusative formát formákat
dative formának formáknak
instrumental formával formákkal
causal-final formáért formákért
translative formává formákká
terminative formáig formákig
essive-formal formaként formákként
essive-modal — —
inessive formában formákban
superessive formán formákon
adessive formánál formáknál
illative formába formákba
sublative formára formákra
allative formához formákhoz
elative formából formákból
delative formáról formákról
ablative formától formáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		formáé formáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		formáéi formákéi
Possessive forms of forma
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. formám formáim
2nd person sing. formád formáid
3rd person sing. formája formái
1st person plural formánk formáink
2nd person plural formátok formáitok
3rd person plural formájuk formáik

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Compound words

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

forma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative formaði, supine formað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to form, to shape

Conjugation[edit]

forma — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að forma
supine
(sagnbót) 		formað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		formandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég forma við formum present
(nútíð) 		ég formi við formum
þú formar þið formið þú formir þið formið
hann, hún, það formar þeir, þær, þau forma hann, hún, það formi þeir, þær, þau formi
past
(þátíð) 		ég formaði við formuðum past
(þátíð) 		ég formaði við formuðum
þú formaðir þið formuðuð þú formaðir þið formuðuð
hann, hún, það formaði þeir, þær, þau formuðu hann, hún, það formaði þeir, þær, þau formuðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		forma (þú) formið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
formaðu formiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
formast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að formast
supine
(sagnbót) 		formast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		formandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég formast við formumst present
(nútíð) 		ég formist við formumst
þú formast þið formist þú formist þið formist
hann, hún, það formast þeir, þær, þau formast hann, hún, það formist þeir, þær, þau formist
past
(þátíð) 		ég formaðist við formuðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég formaðist við formuðumst
þú formaðist þið formuðust þú formaðist þið formuðust
hann, hún, það formaðist þeir, þær, þau formuðust hann, hún, það formaðist þeir, þær, þau formuðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		formast (þú) formist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
formastu formisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
formaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		formaður formuð formað formaðir formaðar formuð
accusative
(þolfall) 		formaðan formaða formað formaða formaðar formuð
dative
(þágufall) 		formuðum formaðri formuðu formuðum formuðum formuðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		formaðs formaðrar formaðs formaðra formaðra formaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		formaði formaða formaða formuðu formuðu formuðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		formaða formuðu formaða formuðu formuðu formuðu
dative
(þágufall) 		formaða formuðu formaða formuðu formuðu formuðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		formaða formuðu formaða formuðu formuðu formuðu

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrma (“form”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔrma]
  • Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun[edit]

forma (first-person possessive formaku, second-person possessive formamu, third-person possessive formanya)

  1. (biology, taxonomy) form: an infraspecific rank.

Further reading[edit]

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian форма (forma).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma (genitive forman, partitive formaa)

  1. form, shape
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Töö saatta tiitä kuin suur ono maa, millaist hää ono formaa ja mitä ono hänen pääl.
      You will get to know how the earth is big, what kind of shape it is and what is on top of it.
  2. (grammar) form
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 31:
      Forma "metsääs" vastajaa kysymyksee mis? kus?
      The form "metsääs" answers the question where?

Declension[edit]

Declension of forma (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative forma format
genitive forman formoin
partitive formaa formoja
illative formaa formoi
inessive formaas formois
elative formast formoist
allative formalle formoille
adessive formaal formoil
ablative formalt formoilt
translative formaks formoiks
essive formanna, formaan formoinna, formoin
exessive1) formant formoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
Chernyavskij's declension of forma
singular plural
nominative forma format
genitive forman formoin
partitive formaa formoja
illative formaa formoihe
inessive formaaz formoiz
elative formast formoist
allative formalle formoille
adessive formaal formoil
ablative formalt formoilt
translative formaks formoiks
essive formaan formoin
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 39
  • Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)‎[2], page 98

Interlingua[edit]

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Noun[edit]

forma (plural formas)

  1. form

Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin forma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ); see Latin entry.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfor.ma/
  • Rhymes: -orma
  • Hyphenation: fór‧ma

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural forme)

  1. form
  2. shape
  3. mould

Related terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

forma

  1. inflection of formare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fōrma.

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural formes)

  1. form
  2. shape

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Perhaps from some Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, fashion, appearance, outward form, contour, figure”); dissimilated, f-m < m-m, as formīca and possibly as formīdō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fōrma f (genitive fōrmae); first declension

  1. form; figure, shape, appearance
    Synonyms: habitus, faciēs, species, frons
  2. fine form; beauty
  3. outline, plan, design
  4. model, pattern, stamp, mold
    Synonyms: charta, tabula
  5. (figurative) manner, kind, sort

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fōrma fōrmae
Genitive fōrmae fōrmārum
Dative fōrmae fōrmīs
Accusative fōrmam fōrmās
Ablative fōrmā fōrmīs
Vocative fōrma fōrmae

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • “forma”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • “forma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • forma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • forma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • an ideal: undique expleta et perfecta forma
    • an ideal: species optima or eximia, specimen, also simply species, forma
    • the construction: constructio, structura verborum, forma dicendi
    • the constitution: forma rei publicae
    • to make Asia into a Roman province: Asiam in provinciae formam (in provinciam) redigere (B. G. 1. 45)
    • (ambiguous) to draw geometrical figures: formas (not figuras) geometricas describere
  • “forma”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • forma in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • “forma”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  • von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002), “forma”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 30, page 713
  • Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber

Lithuanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • f. (abbreviation)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin forma.

Noun[edit]

fòrma f (plural fòrmos) stress pattern 1

  1. form

Declension[edit]

declension of forma
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) fòrma fòrmos
genitive (kilmininkas) fòrmos fòrmų
dative (naudininkas) fòrmai fòrmoms
accusative (galininkas) fòrmą fòrmas
instrumental (įnagininkas) fòrma fòrmomis
locative (vietininkas) fòrmoje fòrmose
vocative (šauksmininkas) fòrma fòrmos

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sicilian furma and/or Italian forma, both from Latin forma.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural forom)

  1. form, shape
    Synonym: għamla
  2. mould

Derived terms[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma f

  1. definite feminine singular of form

Verb[edit]

forma

  1. inflection of forme:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma f

  1. definite singular of form

Old English[edit]

Old English numbers (edit)
10
1 2  → 
    Cardinal: ān
    Ordinal: forma
    Adverbial: ǣne
    Multiplier: ānfeald

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *frumô. Cognate with Old Saxon formo and Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰 (fruma).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfor.mɑ/, [ˈforˠ.mɑ]

Adjective[edit]

forma

  1. first

Declension[edit]

Declension of forma — Weak only
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative forma forme forme
Accusative forman forman forme
Genitive forman forman forman
Dative forman forman forman
Instrumental forman forman forman
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative forman forman forman
Accusative forman forman forman
Genitive formra, formena formra, formena formra, formena
Dative formum formum formum
Instrumental formum formum formum

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin forma.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma f (diminutive foremka)

  1. form, shape
  2. form, condition
  3. cast, mold, cake tin

Declension[edit]

Declension of forma
singular plural
nominative forma formy
genitive formy form
dative formie formom
accusative formę formy
instrumental formą formami
locative formie formach
vocative formo formy

Further reading[edit]

  • forma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • forma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed (in this set of senses) from Latin fōrma (“form”), probably from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ). See etymology 2 below for the inherited senses.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural formas)

  2. form; shape (the visible structure of a thing)
  4. (geometry) shape; figure (a geometric object)
  6. form (a conventional method way of doing something)
  8. (grammar) form (each of the possible inflections of a lexeme)
  10. (military) formation (alignment of troops)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Portuguese forma, from Latin fōrma (“form”), ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural formas)

  2. tin (metal pan used for baking)
  4. mould (hollow object into which a liquid is poured so that it solidifies into a specific shape)
  6. (typography) type; sort (block used to print a character)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: for‧ma

Verb[edit]

forma

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of formar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of formar

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French former, Latin formare.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

a forma (third-person singular present formează, past participle format) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to form, to create, to make
  2. (transitive, of elements) to form, to make up
Conjugation[edit]
    conjugation of forma (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a forma
gerund formând
past participle format
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present formez formezi formează formăm formați formează
imperfect formam formai forma formam formați formau
simple perfect formai formași formă formarăm formarăți formară
pluperfect formasem formaseși formase formaserăm formaserăți formaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să formez să formezi să formeze să formăm să formați să formeze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative formează formați
negative nu forma nu formați

Etymology 2[edit]

Forms of the above word.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

forma

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of forma

Etymology 3[edit]

Forms of the noun formă.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

forma

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of formă

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fôːrma/
  • Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun[edit]

fȏrma f (Cyrillic spelling фо̑рма)

  1. form, shape
  2. form, condition
  3. formality

Declension[edit]

Declension of forma
singular plural
nominative forma forme
genitive forme fȏrmā / fȏrmī
dative formi formama
accusative formu forme
vocative formo forme
locative formi formama
instrumental formom formama

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin forma, from Ancient Greek μόρφα (mórpha); see Latin entry. Compare the inherited doublet horma.

Noun[edit]

forma f (plural formas)

  1. shape; form; figure
  2. way; manner
    ¡Tiene que haber otra forma! ― There has to be another way!
  3. basis; method

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Verb[edit]

forma

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of formar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of formar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of formar.

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Etymology[edit]

form +‎ -a

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

forma (present formar, preterite formade, supine format, imperative forma)

  1. to shape, give form

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of forma (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive forma formas
Supine format formats
Imperative forma —
Imper. plural1 formen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative formar formade formas formades
Ind. plural1 forma formade formas formades
Subjunctive2 forme formade formes formades
Participles
Present participle formande
Past participle formad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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