English

Alternative forms

• ferme

Noun

ferm ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ferms)

1. (obsolete) rent for a farm

   He let his land to ferm.‎

2. (obsolete) a farm
3. (obsolete) an abode or place of residence
   • Spenser

     Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain.‎

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin firmus.

Adjective

ferm m ‎(feminine ferma, masculine plural ferms, feminine plural fermes)

1. firm (steadfast, secure)
2. firm (fixed in opinion)
3. firm (solid, rigid)

Derived terms

Noun

ferm m ‎(plural ferms)

1. pavement (US), road surface (UK) (paved exterior surface)

Old French

Alternative forms

• furm (Tristan, Thomas d'Angleterre)

Etymology

From Latin firmus.

Adjective

ferm m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular ferme)

1. firm

Declension

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛrm]

Noun

ferm m inan

1. fermium

Declension

Scots

Etymology

From Old English fearm, from Proto-Germanic *farmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pórmos, from *per- ‎(“to cross over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛrm], [ferm]

Noun

ferm ‎(plural ferms)

1. a farm

Derived terms