offirmo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ob- + firmō (“strengthen, make firm”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔfˈfɪr.moː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ofˈfir.mo]
Verb
offirmō (present infinitive offirmāre, perfect active offirmāvī, supine offirmātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to make firm, durable, steadfast
- (figuratively) to hold fast to, persevere in
- (figuratively) to be obstinate
Conjugation
Conjugation of offirmō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “offirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “offirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- offirmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.