forma

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

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin fōrma.

Noun

forma m (plural formes)

1. shape, form

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈfoɾ.mə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.mə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfoɾ.ma/

Noun

forma f (plural formes)

1. form; shape

Related terms

• formar

Further reading

• “forma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

forma f

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

Declension

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

• formička

Related terms

→

• deformace
• deformovat
• formace
• formální
• formalismus
• formalista
• formalistický
• formativní
• formovat
• formulace
• formulář
• formule
• formulka
• formulovat
• informace
• informant
• informatik
• informatika
• informátor
• informovat
• konformismus
• konformista
• konformní
• reforma
• reformace
• reformátor
• reformovat
• transformace
• transformátor
• transformovat

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• morfa

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French

Verb

forma

1. third-person singular past historic of former

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese forma, from Latin fōrma.

Noun

forma f (plural formas)

1. shape, form

Related terms

• formal
• formar

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈformɒ]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun

forma (plural formák)

1. form
2. shape

Declension

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

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

• alak

Derived terms

• formájú
• formál
• formás
• formátlan
• formáz

(Compound words):

• egyforma
• életforma
• formatervezés
• formatervező

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrma/
• Rhymes: -ɔrma

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

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Interlingua

Noun

forma (plural formas)

1. form

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin forma, from Ancient Greek μόρφη (mórphē); see Latin entry.

Noun

forma f (plural forme)

1. form
2. shape
3. mould

Related terms

• formaggio
• formale
• formare
• formula
• in forma

Verb

forma

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

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin fōrma.

Noun

forma f (plural formes)

1. form
2. shape

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Latin

Alternative forms

• fōrm. (abbreviation)

Etymology

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 formidō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːr.ma/

• Audio (Classical)

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Noun

fōrma f (genitive fōrmae); first declension

1. shape; figure; form
2. appearance
3. beauty
4. a map

Inflection

First declension.

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

Synonyms

• (map): charta, tabula

Derived terms

• fōrmālis
• fōrmō
• fōrmōsus
• prō fōrmā

Related terms

• fōrmōsē
• fōrmōsitās

Descendants

• Danish: form (borrowed)
• English: form (borrowed)
• French: forme
• Galician: forma
• Irish: foirm (borrowed)
• Italian: forma

• Portuguese: forma
• Romanian: formă
• Russian: форма (forma) (borrowed)
• Spanish: forma, horma
• Swedish: form (borrowed)
• Welsh: ffurf (borrowed)

References

• forma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, 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, 1883–1887)
• forma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], 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^[2], 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
• Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber

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Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• f. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forma.

Noun

fòrma f (plural fòrmos) stress pattern 1

1. form

Declension

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of noun) formen m
• (of verb) formet

Noun

forma f

1. definite feminine singular of form

Verb

forma

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

forma f

1. definite singular of form

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frumô, superlative form of *fura ( > English fore). Cognate with Old Saxon formo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈformɑ/, [ˈforˠmɑ]

Adjective

forma

1. first

Declension

Weak only
case	singular			plural
	m	n	f
nominative	forma	forme	forme	forman
accusative	forman	forme	forman
genitive	forman			formra, formena
dative	forman			formum

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.ma/

• audio

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Noun

forma f

1. form

Declension

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

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾ.mɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʁ.mɐ/

Noun

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

• (structure or disposition): estrutura, disposição
• (geometrical shape): figura
• (manner): maneira, jeito
• (inflected form): flexão
• (formation): formação

Derived terms

Derived terms

• de certa forma
• de forma alguma
• de forma nenhuma
• de qualquer forma
• em forma

• forma canónica
• forma de vida
• forma normal
• forma-pensamento

• forma-sonata
• formazinha (diminutive)
• forminha (diminutive)
• pública-forma

Related terms

Terms related to forma

• deformar
• formação
• formado

• formal
• formar
• formato

• formoso
• reforma
• reformar

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• fôrma

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfoɾ.mɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʁ.mɐ/

Noun

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

• (type): tipo

Derived terms

• letra de forma

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾ.mɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʁ.mɐ/

Verb

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

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Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French former, Latin formare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [forˈma]

Verb

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

    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

Forms of the above word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [forˈma]

Verb

forma

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of forma.

Etymology 3

Forms of the noun formă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈforma]

Noun

forma

1. definite singular nominative and accusative form of formă.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fȏrma f (Cyrillic spelling фо̑рма)

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

Declension

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

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

forma f (plural formas)

1. shape; form; figure
2. way; manner
3. basis; method

Related terms

• formal
• formar

Verb

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.

References

• “forma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Etymology

form +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• audio

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Verb

forma

1. to shape, give form

Conjugation

Conjugation of forma (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	forma	formas
Present tense	formar	formas
Past tense	formade	formades
Supine	format	formats
Imperative	forma	—
Present participle	formande
Past participle	formad

Related terms

• formare
• formning
• utforma