Wiktionary

firma

See also: Firma, firmá, firmà, firmă, and fîrma

CatalanEdit

VerbEdit

firma

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of firmar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of firmar

Classical NahuatlEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish firma.

NounEdit

fīrma

  1. A signature.
    • 1586: testimony of Don Juan
      auh yn don diego de velasco ynic quineltilia huel ymatica quitlalia yn ifirma yhuã ytoca
      (But to verify it don Diego de Velasco with his very own hand places here his signature and name.)
    • 1645: sale of house and land by Agustín de Santiago to Juan Gómez Monteagudo, Spaniard, and wife
      ypanpa nican nictlallia nofirma
      (wherefore I set down here my signature)
    • 1720: confirmation of the status of fields belonging to Santa Elena
      ca nican tictlalia yn tofirma
      (Here we set down our signatures)

ReferencesEdit

  • Lockhart, James (1991) Nahuas and Spaniards: Postconquest Central Mexican History and Philology, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 87, 100, 104

Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian firma (“signature of a company”).

NounEdit

firma

  1. firm (company)
    Synonym: şirket

DeclensionEdit

Declension of firma
nominative firma
genitive firmanıñ
dative firmağa
accusative firmanı
locative firmada
ablative firmadan

ReferencesEdit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian firma.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪrma/
  • audio(file)

NounEdit

firma f

  1. firm (business)

DeclensionEdit

Declension
singular plural
nominative firma firmy
genitive firmy firem
dative firmě firmám
accusative firmu firmy
vocative firmo firmy
locative firmě firmách
instrumental firmou firmami

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • firma in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • firma in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian firma.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

firma f (plural firma's, diminutive firmaatje n)

  1. a large-scale company, a firm

SynonymsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • → Indonesian: firma

EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin firmus.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

firma (accusative singular firman, plural firmaj, accusative plural firmajn)

  1. firm (solid, fixed, or steadfast)

EstonianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

NounEdit

firma (genitive firma, partitive firmat)

  1. (business) firm, company
    Synonym: ettevõte

DeclensionEdit

Declension of firma (type pere)
singular plural
nominative firma firmad
genitive firma firmade
partitive firmat firmasid
illative firmasse firmadesse
inessive firmas firmades
elative firmast firmadest
allative firmale firmadele
adessive firmal firmadel
ablative firmalt firmadelt
translative firmaks firmadeks
terminative firmani firmadeni
essive firmana firmadena
abessive firmata firmadeta
comitative firmaga firmadega

Further readingEdit

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From either English firm or German Firma, from Italian firma (“signature”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfirmɑ/, [ˈfirmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -irmɑ
  • Syllabification: fir‧ma

NounEdit

firma

  1. (informal) firm, company
  2. (military slang, informal) the Finnish Defense Forces

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of firma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative firma firmat
genitive firman firmojen
partitive firmaa firmoja
illative firmaan firmoihin
singular plural
nominative firma firmat
accusative nom. firma firmat
gen. firman
genitive firman firmojen
firmainrare
partitive firmaa firmoja
inessive firmassa firmoissa
elative firmasta firmoista
illative firmaan firmoihin
adessive firmalla firmoilla
ablative firmalta firmoilta
allative firmalle firmoille
essive firmana firmoina
translative firmaksi firmoiksi
instructive — firmoin
abessive firmatta firmoitta
comitative — firmoineen
Possessive forms of firma (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person firmani firmamme
2nd person firmasi firmanne
3rd person firmansa

AnagramsEdit

GalicianEdit

 
Manuel Antonio's firma ("signature")

EtymologyEdit

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese firma. Back-formation from firmar.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

firma f (plural firmas)

  1. signature
    Synonym: sinatura
  2. firm, business
    Synonym: compañía

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • “firma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2012.
  • “firma” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2016.
  • “firma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “firma” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “firma” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese firmar-se.

VerbEdit

firma

  1. to stand

IndonesianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Dutch firma, from Italian firma, from Latin firmāre, from firmus, from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”). Doublet of darma and derma.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɪrma]
  • Hyphenation: fir‧ma

NounEdit

firma (first-person possessive firmaku, second-person possessive firmamu, third-person possessive firmanya)

  1. (business) firm, general partnership.

Further readingEdit

ItalianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Back-formation from firmare, from Latin firmāre, from firmus; cognates include English firm (adjective). Doublet of dharma.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfir.ma/
  • Rhymes: -irma
  • Hyphenation: fìr‧ma

NounEdit

firma f (plural firme)

  1. signature
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

firma

  1. inflection of firmare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

LatinEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old English feorm (“rent, provision, supplies, feast”), from Proto-Germanic *fermō (“means of living, subsistence”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhuz (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”).

PronunciationEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

firma f (genitive firmae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. tax, tribute
  2. rent
  3. farm
DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative firma firmae
Genitive firmae firmārum
Dative firmae firmīs
Accusative firmam firmās
Ablative firmā firmīs
Vocative firma firmae
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • firma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to enjoy good health: bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)
    • a good constitution: firma corporis constitutio or affectio

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

firma

  1. inflection of firmus:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

AdjectiveEdit

firmā

  1. ablative feminine singular of firmus

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin firmāre, via Italian firma.

NounEdit

firma n (definite singular firmaet, indefinite plural firma or firmaer, definite plural firmaene)

  1. a company (business), a firm

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin firmāre, via Italian firma.

NounEdit

firma n (definite singular firmaet, indefinite plural firma, definite plural firmaa)

  1. a company (business), a firm

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Italian firma, from Latin firmāre.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

firma f

  1. (business) company (in legal context, a corporation)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of firma
singular plural
nominative firma firmy
genitive firmy firm
dative firmie firmom
accusative firmę firmy
instrumental firmą firmami
locative firmie firmach
vocative firmo firmy

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian firma (“signature”), from Latin firmāre (“to make firm, strengthen, fortify”).

NounEdit

firma f (plural firmas)

  1. company
    Synonyms: empresa, companhia
  2. (law) signature
    Synonyms: assinatura, rubrica

Related termsEdit

VerbEdit

firma

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of firmar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of firmar

RomanianEdit

NounEdit

firma f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of firmă

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian firma (“signature”), from Latin firmāre (“to make firm, strengthen, fortify”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fîːrma/
  • Hyphenation: fir‧ma

NounEdit

fȋrma f (Cyrillic spelling фи̑рма)

  1. firm, company

DeclensionEdit

Declension of firma
singular plural
nominative firma firme
genitive firme firmi
dative firmi firmama
accusative firmu firme
vocative firmo firme
locative firmi firmama
instrumental firmom firmama

SynonymsEdit

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From firmar (“to sign”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiɾma/, [ˈfiɾ.ma]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)

NounEdit

firma f (plural firmas)

  1. signature
  2. seal
  3. (business) company
    Synonym: empresa

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

See alsoEdit

VerbEdit

firma

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of firmar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of firmar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of firmar.

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian firma.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

firma c

  1. a firm, a company

DeclensionEdit

Declension of firma 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative firma firman firmor firmorna
Genitive firmas firmans firmors firmornas

TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian firma.

NounEdit

firma (definite accusative firmayı, plural firmalar)

  1. firm

DeclensionEdit

Inflection
Nominative firma
Definite accusative firmayı
Singular Plural
Nominative firma firmalar
Definite accusative firmayı firmaları
Dative firmaya firmalara
Locative firmada firmalarda
Ablative firmadan firmalardan
Genitive firmanın firmaların

YogadEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish firma.

NounEdit

firma

  1. signature
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