Adjective: firmus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | firmus |
| Singular fem. | firma |
| Singular neut. | firmum |
| Plural masc. | firmī |
| Plural fem. | firmae |
| Plural neut. | firma |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | firmī |
| Singular fem. | firmae |
| Singular neut. | firmī |
| Plural masc. | firmōrum |
| Plural fem. | firmārum |
| Plural neut. | firmōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | firmō |
| Singular fem. | firmae |
| Singular neut. | firmō |
| Plural masc. | firmīs |
| Plural fem. | firmīs |
| Plural neut. | firmīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | firmum |
| Singular fem. | firmam |
| Singular neut. | firmum |
| Plural masc. | firmōs |
| Plural fem. | firmās |
| Plural neut. | firma |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | firmō |
| Singular fem. | firmā |
| Singular neut. | firmō |
| Plural masc. | firmīs |
| Plural fem. | firmīs |
| Plural neut. | firmīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | firme |
| Singular fem. | firma |
| Singular neut. | firmum |
| Plural masc. | firmī |
| Plural fem. | firmae |
| Plural neut. | firma |
Comparison
| Comparative | firmior |
| Superlative | firmissimus |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like firmus
scītus,
inadustus,
saevus,
commodus,
vāstus,
frāctus,
perfectus,
pecūniōsus,
scelestus,
īnfestus,
īnfirmus,
splendidus,
perītus,
iugōsus,
glōriōsus,
vulgātus,
lascīvus,
sevērus,
irritus,
facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-mos
4. Proto-Indo-European *dʰermos
5. Proto-Italic *θermos
6. Proto-Italic *fermos
7. Latin firmus
8. 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).
9. 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).
Verbs referencing "firmus"
English Adjectives
dry, English Adjectives
firm, German Adjectives
firm, French Adjectives
ferme, Italian Adjectives
fermo, Galician Adjectives
firme, Portuguese Adjectives
firme, Spanish Adjectives
firme, Catalan Adjectives
ferm.
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