fermo
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
fermo
- first-person singular present indicative of fermar
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin firmus, from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfer.mo/
- Rhymes: -ermo
- Hyphenation: fér‧mo
Adjective
fermo (feminine ferma, masculine plural fermi, feminine plural ferme, superlative fermissimo)
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
fermo m (plural fermi)
- act of stopping or halting
- (finance) stop-payment order (an action to cancel the validity of a credit instrument, such a cheque/check)
- (law) temporary detention
- fermo giudiziario ― judicial detention, remand (pre-trial detention of a suspect charged with a serious crime and thought to be a flight risk)
- latch, catch, stopper, shut-off (device for holding, restraining, or turning off)
Etymology 2
Verb
fermo
- first-person singular present indicative of fermare
Further reading
- fermo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- fermo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfermo]
Noun
fermo f
- vocative singular of fermă