parma

See also: Parma

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹmə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːmə/

• Audio (Australia):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə

Etymology 1

From parmigiana.

Noun

parma (plural parmas)

1. (Australia) A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.

   The local pub was offering a chicken parma and a pot of beer for $8.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin parma.

Noun

parma (plural parmae)

1. (historical) A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry.

See also

• parma wallaby (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• AMRAP, param, praam

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈparma]

Noun

parma f (relational adjective parmový)

1. barbel (freshwater fish of the genus Barbus)

Declension

Declension of parma (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	parma	parmy
genitive	parmy	parem
dative	parmě	parmám
accusative	parmu	parmy
vocative	parmo	parmy
locative	parmě	parmách
instrumental	parmou	parmami

Derived terms

• parmička

Further reading

• “parma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “parma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “parma”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrmɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): par‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): par‧ma

Noun

parma (dialectal)

1. alternative form of paarma

Declension

Inflection of parma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		parma	parmat
genitive		parman	parmojen
partitive		parmaa	parmoja
illative		parmaan	parmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		parma	parmat
accusative	nom.	parma	parmat
	gen.	parman
genitive		parman	parmojen parmain rare
partitive		parmaa	parmoja
inessive		parmassa	parmoissa
elative		parmasta	parmoista
illative		parmaan	parmoihin
adessive		parmalla	parmoilla
ablative		parmalta	parmoilta
allative		parmalle	parmoille
essive		parmana	parmoina
translative		parmaksi	parmoiksi
abessive		parmatta	parmoitta
instructive		—	parmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of parma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parmani parmani accusative nom. parmani parmani gen. parmani genitive parmani parmojeni parmaini rare partitive parmaani parmojani inessive parmassani parmoissani elative parmastani parmoistani illative parmaani parmoihini adessive parmallani parmoillani ablative parmaltani parmoiltani allative parmalleni parmoilleni essive parmanani parmoinani translative parmakseni parmoikseni abessive parmattani parmoittani instructive — — comitative — parmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parmasi parmasi accusative nom. parmasi parmasi gen. parmasi genitive parmasi parmojesi parmaisi rare partitive parmaasi parmojasi inessive parmassasi parmoissasi elative parmastasi parmoistasi illative parmaasi parmoihisi adessive parmallasi parmoillasi ablative parmaltasi parmoiltasi allative parmallesi parmoillesi essive parmanasi parmoinasi translative parmaksesi parmoiksesi abessive parmattasi parmoittasi instructive — — comitative — parmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parmamme parmamme accusative nom. parmamme parmamme gen. parmamme genitive parmamme parmojemme parmaimme rare partitive parmaamme parmojamme inessive parmassamme parmoissamme elative parmastamme parmoistamme illative parmaamme parmoihimme adessive parmallamme parmoillamme ablative parmaltamme parmoiltamme allative parmallemme parmoillemme essive parmanamme parmoinamme translative parmaksemme parmoiksemme abessive parmattamme parmoittamme instructive — — comitative — parmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parmanne parmanne accusative nom. parmanne parmanne gen. parmanne genitive parmanne parmojenne parmainne rare partitive parmaanne parmojanne inessive parmassanne parmoissanne elative parmastanne parmoistanne illative parmaanne parmoihinne adessive parmallanne parmoillanne ablative parmaltanne parmoiltanne allative parmallenne parmoillenne essive parmananne parmoinanne translative parmaksenne parmoiksenne abessive parmattanne parmoittanne instructive — — comitative — parmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative parmansa parmansa accusative nom. parmansa parmansa gen. parmansa genitive parmansa parmojensa parmainsa rare partitive parmaansa parmojaan parmojansa inessive parmassaan parmassansa parmoissaan parmoissansa elative parmastaan parmastansa parmoistaan parmoistansa illative parmaansa parmoihinsa adessive parmallaan parmallansa parmoillaan parmoillansa ablative parmaltaan parmaltansa parmoiltaan parmoiltansa allative parmalleen parmallensa parmoilleen parmoillensa essive parmanaan parmanansa parmoinaan parmoinansa translative parmakseen parmaksensa parmoikseen parmoiksensa abessive parmattaan parmattansa parmoittaan parmoittansa instructive — — comitative — parmoineen parmoinensa

Latin

eques cum parmā (cavalryman with parma)

Alternative forms

• palma

Etymology

Perhaps a back-formation from parmula, dissimilated from palmula, from palma (“hand”), referring to the shield being handheld.

Or, borrowed from a Celtic word.

Pronunciation

• parma:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.ma]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.ma]
• parmā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.maː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.ma]

Noun

parma f (genitive parmae); first declension

1. a parma; a round shield carried by the infantry and cavalry

   Near-synonyms: scūtum, clipeus

2. (poetic) any shield
3. (poetic) a Thraex; a gladiator armed with a parma

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	parma	parmae
genitive	parmae	parmārum
dative	parmae	parmīs
accusative	parmam	parmās
ablative	parmā	parmīs
vocative	parma	parmae

Derived terms

• parmātus
• parmula

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: πάρμη (pármē)

References

• “parma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “parma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "parma", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “parma”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “parma”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “parma”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “parma”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• “parma”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• pamma

Noun

parma f

1. palm (of the hand)