firma

Verb

firma

1. third-person singular present indicative form of firmar
2. second-person singular imperative form of firmar

Etymology

From Spanish firma.

Noun

fīrma

1. A signature.
   • 1586: testimony of Don Juan

     auh yn don diego de velasco ynic quineltilia huel ymatica quitlalia yn ifirma yhuã ytoca

     (But to verify it don Diego de Velasco with his very own hand places here his signature and name.)

   • 1645: sale of house and land by Agustín de Santiago to Juan Gómez Monteagudo, Spaniard, and wife

     ypanpa nican nictlallia nofirma

     (wherefore I set down here my signature)

   • 1720: confirmation of the status of fields belonging to Santa Elena

     ca nican tictlalia yn tofirma

     (Here we set down our signatures)

References

• Lockhart, James (1991) Nahuas and Spaniards: Postconquest Central Mexican History and Philology, Stanford: Stanford University Press, pages 87, 100, 104

Etymology

Italian firma (“signature of a company”).

Noun

firma

1. firm (company)

   Synonym: şirket

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪrma/

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Noun

firma f

1. firm (business)

Further reading

• firma in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• firma in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Pronunciation

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Noun

firma f (plural firma's, diminutive firmaatje n)

1. a large-scale company, a firm

Adjective

firma (accusative singular firman, plural firmaj, accusative plural firmajn)

1. firm (solid, fixed, or steadfast)

Noun

firma

1. firm, company

Anagrams

• farmi

Etymology

From Latin firmare, from firmus; cognates include English firm.

Noun

firma f (plural firme)

1. signature

Verb

firma

1. third-person singular present indicative of firmare
2. second-person singular imperative of firmare

Related terms

• firmatario

Anagrams

• farmi

Etymology 1

From Old English feorm (“rent, provision, supplies, feast”), from Proto-Germanic *firmō, *firhuma- (“means of living, subsistence”), from Proto-Germanic *firhu- (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”).

Etymology 2

Etymology

From Latin firmare, via Italian firma

Noun

firma n (definite singular firmaet, indefinite plural firma or firmaer, definite plural firmaene)

1. a company (business), a firm

References

• “firma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin firmare, via Italian firma

Noun

firma n (definite singular firmaet, indefinite plural firma, definite plural firmaa)

1. a company (business), a firm

References

• “firma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲir.ma/

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Noun

firma f

1. company (in legal context, a corporation)

Further reading

• firma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Noun

firma f (plural firmas)

1. company
2. (law) signature

Verb

firma

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of firmar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of firmar

Etymology

From Italian firma (“signature”), from Latin firmare (“firm, strengthen, fortify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fîːrma/
• Hyphenation: fir‧ma

Noun

fȋrma f (Cyrillic spelling фи̑рма)

1. firm, company

Noun

firma f (plural firmas)

1. signature
2. seal
3. (business) company

   Synonym: empresa

Verb

firma

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of firmar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of firmar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of firmar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

firma c

1. a firm, a company

Etymology

From Italian firma.

Noun

firma (definite accusative firmayı, plural firmalar)

1. firm