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fermo.

still

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfer.mo/

  1. still

  2. firm

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈfer.mo/

  1. act of stopping or halting

    masculine

  2. stop-payment order (an action to cancel the validity of a credit instrument, such a cheque/check)

    masculine

  3. temporary detention

    masculine
    fermo giudiziario

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

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

verb

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fermare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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