fermo

See also: Fermo and fermò

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin firmus, from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfer.mo/
• Rhymes: -ermo
• Hyphenation: fér‧mo

Adjective

fermo (feminine ferma, masculine plural fermi, feminine plural ferme, superlative fermissimo)

1. still
2. firm

Derived terms

• fermamente
• fermezza

Related terms

• fermare

Noun

fermo m (plural fermi)

1. act of stopping or halting
2. (finance) stop-payment order (an action to cancel the validity of a credit instrument, such a cheque/check)
3. (law) temporary detention

   fermo giudiziario ― judicial detention, remand (pre-trial detention of a suspect charged with a serious crime and thought to be a flight risk)

4. latch, catch, stopper, shut-off (device for holding, restraining, or turning off)

Etymology 2

Verb

fermo

1. first-person singular present indicative of fermare

Further reading

• fermo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• fermo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• -forme, forme, fremo

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfermo]

Noun

fermo f

1. vocative singular of fermă