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fermare

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin firmāre. Doublet of firmare.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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Derived terms

Further reading

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

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Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin firmāre.

Verb

fermare

  1. to stop

References

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

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