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firma.

tax, tribute

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɪr.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈfir.ma]

  1. tax, tribute

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine

  2. rent

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine

  3. farm

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

There is debate as to whether Medieval Latin acquired this term from Old English feorm (“rent, provision, supplies, feast”), from Proto-Germanic *fermō, *firhuma- (“means of living, subsistence”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”), or from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”). If the former etymology is correct, the term is related to Old English feorh (“life, spirit”), Icelandic fjör (“life, vitality, vigour, animation”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (fairƕus, “the world”). Compare also Old English feormehām (“farm”), feormere (“purveyor”).

adj[ˈfɪr.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈfir.ma][ˈfɪr.maː]Classical-Latin[ˈfir.ma]

  1. inflection of firmus: feminine nominative/vocative singular

    Medieval-Latin · feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

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

    Medieval-Latin · accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj[ˈfɪr.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈfir.ma][ˈfɪr.maː]Classical-Latin[ˈfir.ma]

  1. ablative feminine singular of firmus

    Medieval-Latin · ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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