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ferm efrm frem rfem erfm refm femr efmr fmer mfer emfr mefr frme rfme fmre mfre rmfe mrfe ermf remf emrf merf rmef mref

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Definitions and meaning of ferm

ferm

Alternative forms

• ferme

Etymology

See farm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɜː(ɹ)m/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m
• Homophone: firm

Noun

ferm (countable and uncountable, plural ferms)

1. (obsolete) rent for a farm

2. (obsolete) a farm
3. (obsolete) an abode or place of residence

Anagrams

• REMF, frem

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin firmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɛrm]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfərm]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfeɾm]

Adjective

ferm (feminine ferma, masculine plural ferms, feminine plural fermes)

1. firm (steadfast, secure)

   Synonym: fix

2. firm (fixed in opinion)

   Synonym: fix

3. firm (solid, rigid)

Derived terms

• fermament
• fermesa

Noun

ferm m (plural ferms)

1. pavement (US), road surface (UK) (paved exterior surface)

Further reading

• “ferm” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ferm”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ferm” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ferm” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian fermu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrm/

Adjective

ferm (feminine singular ferma, plural fermi or friem, comparative ifrem)

1. strong, well-built

   Synonym: sħiħ

2. steady, constant

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ferm

1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of ferme (“lease”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ferm

1. Alternative form of ferme (“firm”)

Old French

Alternative forms

• furm (Tristan, Thomas d'Angleterre)

Etymology

From Latin firmus.

Adjective

ferm m (oblique and nominative feminine singular ferme)

1. firm

Declension

Related terms

• enferm
• fermeté, ferté

Descendants

• Middle French: ferme
  • French: ferme
• → Middle English: ferme, ferm
  • English: firm (remodelled after Latin)
    • → Cantonese: firm
  • Scots: firm (remodelled after Latin)

Polish

Etymology

New Latin; named for Enrico Fermi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrm/
• Rhymes: -ɛrm
• Syllabification: ferm

Noun

ferm m inan

1. fermium

Declension

Further reading

• ferm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ferme.

Adjective

ferm m or n (feminine singular fermă, masculine plural fermi, feminine and neuter plural ferme)

1. firm

Declension

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English ferme, from Anglo-Norman and Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin firma, from Old English fearm (“sustenance, food, supplies”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛrm], [ferm]

Noun

ferm (plural ferms)

1. a farm

Derived terms

References

• “ferm” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.