firmo

See also: firmó and firmò

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfir.mu]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfir.mo]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfiɾ.mo]

Verb

firmo

first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin firmare (“fix, settle”), from firmus (“firm”). Compare Spanish firma and Italian firma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfirmo/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -irmo
Hyphenation: fir‧mo

Noun

firmo (accusative singular firmon, plural firmoj, accusative plural firmojn)

(business) firm, company
Synonym: firmao

Derived terms

firmonomo

Galician

Verb

firmo

first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfir.mo/
Rhymes: -irmo
Hyphenation: fìr‧mo

Verb

firmo

first-person singular present indicative of firmare

Anagrams

formi, morfi

Latin

Alternative forms

fimō (Late Latin, dialectal)

Etymology

From firmus +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfɪr.moː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfir.mo]

Verb

firmō (present infinitive firmāre, perfect active firmāvī, supine firmātum); first conjugation

to make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
Synonyms: cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, immunīo, fulciō, sistō

Antonyms: dēterō, atterō, effēminō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, afficiō
to say, affirm, assert
Synonyms: affirmō, contendō, aiō, arguō, fīgō
to reinforce the courage
Synonym: cōnfirmō

Antonyms: profligō, deficiō, dēfatīgō
to consolidate, ensure, assure
to confirm, approve, guarantee
Synonym: probo

Conjugation

Conjugation of firmō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	firmō	firmās		firmat	firmāmus	firmātis		firmant
	imperfect	firmābam	firmābās		firmābat	firmābāmus	firmābātis		firmābant
	future	firmābō	firmābis		firmābit	firmābimus	firmābitis		firmābunt
	perfect	firmāvī	firmāvistī		firmāvit	firmāvimus	firmāvistis		firmāvērunt, firmāvēre
	pluperfect	firmāveram	firmāverās		firmāverat	firmāverāmus	firmāverātis		firmāverant
	future perfect	firmāverō	firmāveris		firmāverit	firmāverimus	firmāveritis		firmāverint
passive	present	firmor	firmāris, firmāre		firmātur	firmāmur	firmāminī		firmantur
	imperfect	firmābar	firmābāris, firmābāre		firmābātur	firmābāmur	firmābāminī		firmābantur
	future	firmābor	firmāberis, firmābere		firmābitur	firmābimur	firmābiminī		firmābuntur
	perfect	firmātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	firmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	firmātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	firmem	firmēs		firmet	firmēmus	firmētis		firment
	imperfect	firmārem	firmārēs		firmāret	firmārēmus	firmārētis		firmārent
	perfect	firmāverim	firmāverīs		firmāverit	firmāverīmus	firmāverītis		firmāverint
	pluperfect	firmāvissem	firmāvissēs		firmāvisset	firmāvissēmus	firmāvissētis		firmāvissent
passive	present	firmer	firmēris, firmēre		firmētur	firmēmur	firmēminī		firmentur
	imperfect	firmārer	firmārēris, firmārēre		firmārētur	firmārēmur	firmārēminī		firmārentur
	perfect	firmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	firmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	firmā		—	—	firmāte		—
active	future	—	firmātō		firmātō	—	firmātōte		firmantō
passive	present	—	firmāre		—	—	firmāminī		—
passive	future	—	firmātor		firmātor	—	—		firmantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		firmāre		firmārī		firmāns		—
future		firmātūrum esse		firmātum īrī		firmātūrus		firmandus
perfect		firmāvisse		firmātum esse		—		firmātus
future perfect		—		firmātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		firmātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		firmandī	firmandō		firmandum	firmandō	firmātum		firmātū

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: fermar, firmar
Dalmatian: fermur
→ English: firm
Friulian: fermâ
Galician: firmar
Italian: fermare, firmare
Neapolitan: fermare
Old French: fermer
- French: fermer
Piedmontese: fermé
Portuguese: firmar
Sicilian: firmari
Spanish: hirmar, firmar

Adjective

firmō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of firmus

References

firmo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
“firmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“firmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
firmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to garrison a town: praesidiis firmare urbem
- to strengthen the camp by outposts: castra praesidiis firmare

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/ [ˈfiɦ.mu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾ.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʁ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɻ.mo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾ.mu/

Rhymes: -iʁmu, -iɾmu
Hyphenation: fir‧mo

Verb

firmo

first-person singular present indicative of firmar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾmo/ [ˈfiɾ.mo]
Rhymes: -iɾmo
Syllabification: fir‧mo

Verb

firmo

first-person singular present indicative of firmar