Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin firmāre. Doublet of firmare.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin firmāre.

Verb

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fermare

  1. to stop

References

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