forma

See also: formă, formą, and förmå

Asturian

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Noun

forma m (plural formes)

1. shape, form

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Catalan

Noun

forma f (plural formes)

1. form; shape

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Czech

Noun

forma f

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

Derived terms

• formička f

Related terms

• formace
• formální
• formovat
• formulace
• formulář
• formule
• formulka
• formulovat

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French

Verb

forma

1. third-person singular past historic of former

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈformɒ/

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• Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun

forma (plural formák)

1. form
2. shape

Declension

Inflection of forma (plural in -k, 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

(Compound words):

• egyforma
• életforma

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Interlingua

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Noun

forma (plural formas)

1. form

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin forma, from Ancient Greek μόρφα (mórpha); 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

Noun

forma f (plural formes)

1. form
2. shape

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Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Ancient Greek μόρφα (mórpha, “bodily form, build”), from μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, fashion, appearance, outward form, contour, figure”), via Etruscan.

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.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fōrma	fōrmae
genitive	fōrmae	fōrmārum
dative	fōrmae	fōrmīs
accusative	fōrmam	fōrmās
ablative	fōrmā	fōrmīs
vocative	fōrma	fōrmae

Synonyms

• (map): charta, tabula

Related terms

• fōrmō
• fōrmōsē
• fōrmōsitās
• fōrmōsus

Derived terms

• pro fōrma

Descendants

• Danish: form
• English: form
• French: forme
• Galician: forma
• Italian: forma

• Portuguese: forma
• Romanian: formă
• Russian: форма (forma)
• Spanish: forma, horma

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Lithuanian

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

• formen

Noun

forma m, f

1. definite feminine singular of form

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

forma f

1. definite singular of form

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈformɑ/

Adjective

forma

1. first

Declension

Weak only
	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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Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾ.mɐ/

Noun

forma f (plural formas)

1. form

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• fôrma (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfoɾ.mɐ/

Noun

forma f (plural formas)

1. cake tin
2. mould

Etymology 3

Verb

forma

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

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Romanian

Etymology 1

French former

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [forˈma]

Verb

a forma 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)

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

Verb

forma

1. third-person singular imperfect form of forma.

Etymology 3

Forms of the noun formă

Noun

forma

1. definite singular nominative form of formă.
2. definite singular accusative form of formă.

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Serbo-Croatian

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

From Latin forma, from Ancient Greek μόρφα (mórpha); see Latin entry

Noun

forma f (plural formas)

1. shape; form

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.

Related terms

• formal
• formar

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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

	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