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See also: fermà and fermă

Albanian

Noun

ferma f

  1. definite nominative singular of fermë
  2. indefinite nominative plural of fermë

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic ферма
Abjad فئرما

Etymology

From Russian фе́рма (férma).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fer‧ma

Noun

ferma (definite accusative fermanı, plural fermalar)

  1. farm

Declension

    Declension of ferma
singular plural
nominative ferma
 fermalar
definite accusative fermanı
 fermaları
dative fermaya
 fermalara
locative fermada
 fermalarda
ablative fermadan
 fermalardan
definite genitive fermanın
 fermaların
    Possessive forms of ferma
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fermam fermalarım
sənin (“your”) ferman fermaların
onun (“his/her/its”) ferması fermaları
bizim (“our”) fermamız fermalarımız
sizin (“your”) fermanız fermalarınız
onların (“their”) ferması or fermaları fermaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fermamı fermalarımı
sənin (“your”) fermanı fermalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) fermasını fermalarını
bizim (“our”) fermamızı fermalarımızı
sizin (“your”) fermanızı fermalarınızı
onların (“their”) fermasını or fermalarını fermalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fermama fermalarıma
sənin (“your”) fermana fermalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) fermasına fermalarına
bizim (“our”) fermamıza fermalarımıza
sizin (“your”) fermanıza fermalarınıza
onların (“their”) fermasına or fermalarına fermalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fermamda fermalarımda
sənin (“your”) fermanda fermalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) fermasında fermalarında
bizim (“our”) fermamızda fermalarımızda
sizin (“your”) fermanızda fermalarınızda
onların (“their”) fermasında or fermalarında fermalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fermamdan fermalarımdan
sənin (“your”) fermandan fermalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) fermasından fermalarından
bizim (“our”) fermamızdan fermalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) fermanızdan fermalarınızdan
onların (“their”) fermasından or fermalarından fermalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) fermamın fermalarımın
sənin (“your”) fermanın fermalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) fermasının fermalarının
bizim (“our”) fermamızın fermalarımızın
sizin (“your”) fermanızın fermalarınızın
onların (“their”) fermasının or fermalarının fermalarının

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

ferma

  1. feminine singular of ferm

Etymology 2

Verb

ferma

  1. inflection of fermar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ферма (ferma), from French ferme.

Noun

ferma (accusative fermanı, plural fermalar)

  1. farm

Declension

Declension of ferma
singular plural
nominative ferma fermalar
genitive fermanıñ fermalarnıñ
dative fermağa fermalarğa
accusative fermanı fermalarnı
locative fermada fermalarda
ablative fermadan fermalardan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “ferma”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

ferma (accusative singular ferman, plural fermaj, accusative plural fermajn)

  1. closed
    Antonym: malferma

Related terms

French

Verb

ferma

  1. third-person singular past historic of fermer

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ferma (“to load, to lade”), from Proto-Germanic *fermōną. Compare Old English feormian (“to sustain, to feed; to entertain, to receive”).

Verb

ferma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fermdi, supine fermt)

  1. (transitive) to load, to lade (e.g. a boat)
Conjugation
ferma — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að ferma
supine
(sagnbót) 		fermt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		fermandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég fermi við fermum present
(nútíð) 		ég fermi við fermum
þú fermir þið fermið þú fermir þið fermið
hann, hún, það fermir þeir, þær, þau ferma hann, hún, það fermi þeir, þær, þau fermi
past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdi við fermdum past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdi við fermdum
þú fermdir þið fermduð þú fermdir þið fermduð
hann, hún, það fermdi þeir, þær, þau fermdu hann, hún, það fermdi þeir, þær, þau fermdu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		ferm (þú) fermið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
fermdu fermiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fermast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að fermast
supine
(sagnbót) 		fermst
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		fermandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég fermist við fermumst present
(nútíð) 		ég fermist við fermumst
þú fermist þið fermist þú fermist þið fermist
hann, hún, það fermist þeir, þær, þau fermast hann, hún, það fermist þeir, þær, þau fermist
past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdist við fermdumst past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdist við fermdumst
þú fermdist þið fermdust þú fermdist þið fermdust
hann, hún, það fermdist þeir, þær, þau fermdust hann, hún, það fermdist þeir, þær, þau fermdust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		fermst (þú) fermist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
fermstu fermisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fermdur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		fermdur fermd fermt fermdir fermdar fermd
accusative
(þolfall) 		fermdan fermda fermt fermda fermdar fermd
dative
(þágufall) 		fermdum fermdri fermdu fermdum fermdum fermdum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		fermds fermdrar fermds fermdra fermdra fermdra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		fermdi fermda fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
accusative
(þolfall) 		fermda fermdu fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
dative
(þágufall) 		fermda fermdu fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		fermda fermdu fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Latin firmō, probably via Middle Low German.

Verb

ferma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fermdi, supine fermt)

  1. (Christianity) to confirm
Conjugation
ferma — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að ferma
supine
(sagnbót) 		fermt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		fermandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég fermi við fermum present
(nútíð) 		ég fermi við fermum
þú fermir þið fermið þú fermir þið fermið
hann, hún, það fermir þeir, þær, þau ferma hann, hún, það fermi þeir, þær, þau fermi
past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdi við fermdum past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdi við fermdum
þú fermdir þið fermduð þú fermdir þið fermduð
hann, hún, það fermdi þeir, þær, þau fermdu hann, hún, það fermdi þeir, þær, þau fermdu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		ferm (þú) fermið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
fermdu fermiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fermast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að fermast
supine
(sagnbót) 		fermst
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		fermandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég fermist við fermumst present
(nútíð) 		ég fermist við fermumst
þú fermist þið fermist þú fermist þið fermist
hann, hún, það fermist þeir, þær, þau fermast hann, hún, það fermist þeir, þær, þau fermist
past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdist við fermdumst past
(þátíð) 		ég fermdist við fermdumst
þú fermdist þið fermdust þú fermdist þið fermdust
hann, hún, það fermdist þeir, þær, þau fermdust hann, hún, það fermdist þeir, þær, þau fermdust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		fermst (þú) fermist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
fermstu fermisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fermdur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		fermdur fermd fermt fermdir fermdar fermd
accusative
(þolfall) 		fermdan fermda fermt fermda fermdar fermd
dative
(þágufall) 		fermdum fermdri fermdu fermdum fermdum fermdum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		fermds fermdrar fermds fermdra fermdra fermdra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		fermdi fermda fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
accusative
(þolfall) 		fermda fermdu fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
dative
(þágufall) 		fermda fermdu fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		fermda fermdu fermda fermdu fermdu fermdu
Derived terms

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English firm, French ferme, Italian fermo and Spanish firme.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ferma

  1. firm: solid, stable, fixed, compact, stout
    Antonyms: mola, shancelanta, vacilanta, febla
  2. (figuratively) which does not tremble, steady, steadfast, bold, resolute

Derived terms

  • ferme (“firmly, steadily; hold fast; do not flinch!”)
  • fermeskar (“to become firm, strong, established, settled”)
  • fermeso (“firmness, stability”)
  • fermigar (“to make firm”)

Interlingua

Pronunciation

Noun

ferma (plural fermas)

  1. farm

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfer.ma/
  • Rhymes: -erma
  • Hyphenation: fér‧ma

Etymology 1

Deverbal from fermare +‎ -a.

Noun

ferma f (plural ferme)

  1. (military) service, draft
    Synonyms: leva, naia, servizio di leva
  2. (hunting) pointing
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French ferme (literally “farm”).

Noun

ferma f (plural ferme)

  1. ferme générale (a system of outsourced tax collection in France prior to the French Revolution)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ferma

  1. inflection of fermare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ferma f

  1. feminine singular of fermo

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

ferma f (genitive fermae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of firma

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ferma fermae
Genitive fermae fermārum
Dative fermae fermīs
Accusative fermam fermās
Ablative fermā fermīs
Vocative ferma fermae

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French ferme. Doublet of farma.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferma f

  1. (agriculture) farm (farm that raises small animals, such as chickens or rabbits)

Declension

Declension of ferma
singular plural
nominative ferma fermy
genitive fermy ferm
dative fermie fermom
accusative fermę fermy
instrumental fermą fermami
locative fermie fermach
vocative fermo fermy

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • ferma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ferma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

ferma f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of fermă
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