ferm

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

See farm.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferm (countable and uncountable, plural ferms)

  1. (obsolete) rent for a farm
    He let his land to ferm.
  2. (obsolete) a farm
  3. (obsolete) an abode or place of residence

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ferm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin firmus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ferm m (plural ferms)

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

Further reading

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian fermu.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. strong, well-built
    Synonym: sħiħ
  2. steady, constant
    • 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 5:
      Dan minħabba l-interess li dejjem wera għat-tagħlim ferm qabel il-Griegi u r-Rumani.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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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

Descendants

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

Polish

Etymology

New Latin; named for Enrico Fermi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Chemical element
Fm
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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

Noun

ferm (plural ferms)

  1. a farm

Derived terms

References