forma

See also: a-form, formà, formá, formă, fôrma, formą, förmå, and -forma

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Asturian

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forma

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Etymology

From Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoɾma/ [ˈfoɾ.ma]
• Rhymes: -oɾma
• Syllabification: for‧ma

Noun

forma m (plural formes)

1. shape, form

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “forma”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “forma”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

forma (definite accusative formanı, plural formalar)

1. shape, form

   Synonym: şəkil

2. uniform (especially of school uniform)

   məktəb forması ― school uniform

3. (grammar) mood

Declension

Declension of forma

	singular	plural
nominative	forma	formalar
definite accusative	formanı	formaları
dative	formaya	formalara
locative	formada	formalarda
ablative	formadan	formalardan
definite genitive	formanın	formaların

Possessive forms of forma

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	formam	formalarım
sənin (“your”)	forman	formaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	forması	formaları
bizim (“our”)	formamız	formalarımız
sizin (“your”)	formanız	formalarınız
onların (“their”)	forması or formaları	formaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	formamı	formalarımı
sənin (“your”)	formanı	formalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	formasını	formalarını
bizim (“our”)	formamızı	formalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	formanızı	formalarınızı
onların (“their”)	formasını or formalarını	formalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	formama	formalarıma
sənin (“your”)	formana	formalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	formasına	formalarına
bizim (“our”)	formamıza	formalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	formanıza	formalarınıza
onların (“their”)	formasına or formalarına	formalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	formamda	formalarımda
sənin (“your”)	formanda	formalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	formasında	formalarında
bizim (“our”)	formamızda	formalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	formanızda	formalarınızda
onların (“their”)	formasında or formalarında	formalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	formamdan	formalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	formandan	formalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	formasından	formalarından
bizim (“our”)	formamızdan	formalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	formanızdan	formalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	formasından or formalarından	formalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	formamın	formalarımın
sənin (“your”)	formanın	formalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	formasının	formalarının
bizim (“our”)	formamızın	formalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	formanızın	formalarınızın
onların (“their”)	formasının or formalarının	formalarının

Further reading

• “forma” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish forma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forma/ [for.ma]
• Rhymes: -orma, -a
• Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun

forma inan

1. form, shape

Declension

Declension of forma (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	forma	forma	formak	formok
ergative	formak	formak	formek	formok
dative	formari	formari	formei	formoi
genitive	formaren	formaren	formen	formon
comitative	formarekin	formarekin	formekin	formokin
causative	formarengatik	formarengatik	formengatik	formongatik
benefactive	formarentzat	formarentzat	formentzat	formontzat
instrumental	formaz	formaz	formez	formotaz
innesive	formatan	forman	formetan	formotan
locative	formatako	formako	formetako	formotako
allative	formatara	formara	formetara	formotara
terminative	formataraino	formaraino	formetaraino	formotaraino
directive	formatarantz	formarantz	formetarantz	formotarantz
destinative	formatarako	formarako	formetarako	formotarako
ablative	formatatik	formatik	formetatik	formotatik
partitive	formarik	—	—	—
prolative	formatzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “forma”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “forma”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfor.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfoɾ.ma]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾma
• Hyphenation: for‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin fōrma.

Noun

forma f (plural formes)

1. form; shape

Related terms

• formar
• -forme

References

• “forma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “forma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “forma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “forma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

forma

1. inflection of formar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech forma, from Latin fōrma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈforma]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -orma
• Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun

forma f

1. form, shape
2. mold/mould (for shaping a fluid or plastic substance)

Declension

Declension of forma (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	forma	formy
genitive	formy	forem
dative	formě	formám
accusative	formu	formy
vocative	formo	formy
locative	formě	formách
instrumental	formou	formami

Derived terms

• formička

Related terms

• deformace
• deformovat
• dezinformace
• dezinformátor
• dezinformovat
• formace
• formalismus
• formalista
• formalistický
• formativní
• formální
• formovat
• formulace
• formulář
• formule
• formulka
• formulovat
• informace
• informant
• informatik
• informatika
• informátor
• informovat
• konformismus
• konformista
• konformní
• reforma
• reformace
• reformátor
• reformovat
• transformace
• transformátor
• transformovat
• uniforma
• uniformita
• uniformní
• uniformovaný

Further reading

• “forma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “forma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “forma”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Anagrams

• morfa

French

Verb

forma

1. third-person singular past historic of former

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese forma (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fōrma. Cognate with Portuguese forma and Spanish horma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoɾma/ [ˈfoɾ.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -oɾma
• Hyphenation: for‧ma

Noun

forma f (plural formas)

1. form, shape
2. mold, cast
3. cake tin
4. button

   Synonym: botón

5. shoe tree

Related terms

• formal
• formar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “forma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “forma”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “forma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “forma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “forma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN