Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin firmāre. Doublet of firmare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ferˈma.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fer‧mà‧re

Verb edit

fermàre (first-person singular present férmo, first-person singular past historic fermài, past participle fermàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to stop
  2. to arrest
  3. to hold, stay
  4. to shut down

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Further reading edit

  • fermare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • fermare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Neapolitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin firmāre.

Verb edit

fermare

  1. to stop

References edit

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “fermare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano