firmus
From Proto-Italic *fermos, from earlier *θermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”) (whence also Sanskrit धर्म (dharma)), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”) (whence also ferē and fermē).
Cognate with Sanskrit धरति (dhárati), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y /dārayatiy/), Persian داشتن (“have, hold”), Lithuanian derė́ti, Russian держа́ть (deržátʹ).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfir.mus/, [ˈfɪrmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfir.mus/, [ˈfirmus]
Adjective
firmus (feminine firma, neuter firmum, comparative firmior, superlative firmissimus, adverb firmiter); first/second-declension adjective
- strong, powerful [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]
- stable, firm [ synonyms, antonym ▲]
- faithful, steadfast, true
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | firmus | firma | firmum | firmī | firmae | firma | |
| Genitive | firmī | firmae | firmī | firmōrum | firmārum | firmōrum | |
| Dative | firmō | firmō | firmīs | ||||
| Accusative | firmum | firmam | firmum | firmōs | firmās | firma | |
| Ablative | firmō | firmā | firmō | firmīs | |||
| Vocative | firme | firma | firmum | firmī | firmae | firma | |