firmus, firma -um, firmior -or -us, firmissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
firm/steady; substantial/solid/secure/safe; strong/robust/sturdy/stout/durable;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firmus | firmi |
| Gen. | firmi | firmorum |
| Dat. | firmo | — |
| Acc. | firmum | firmos |
| Voc. | firme | firmi |
| Abl. | firmo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firma | firmae |
| Gen. | firmae | firmarum |
| Dat. | firmae | — |
| Acc. | firmam | firmas |
| Voc. | firma | firmae |
| Abl. | firma | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firmum | firma |
| Gen. | firmi | firmorum |
| Dat. | firmo | — |
| Acc. | firmum | firma |
| Voc. | firmum | firma |
| Abl. | firmo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firmius | firmiora |
| Gen. | firmioris | — |
| Acc. | firmius | firmiora |
| Voc. | firmius | firmiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firmissimus | firmissimi |
| Gen. | firmissimi | firmissimorum |
| Dat. | firmissimo | — |
| Acc. | firmissimum | firmissimos |
| Voc. | firmissime | firmissimi |
| Abl. | firmissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firmissima | firmissimae |
| Gen. | firmissimae | firmissimarum |
| Dat. | firmissimae | — |
| Acc. | firmissimam | firmissimas |
| Voc. | firmissima | firmissimae |
| Abl. | firmissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firmissimum | firmissima |
| Gen. | firmissimi | firmissimorum |
| Dat. | firmissimo | — |
| Acc. | firmissimum | firmissima |
| Voc. | firmissimum | firmissima |
| Abl. | firmissimo | — |
Examples
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...intro.CHARM. Sequor. STAS. Hic meo ero amicus solus firmus restitit, neque demutavit animum de firma fide, quamquam labores..."Liber IX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...timet, et in ipso metu ad quaedam satis firmus est, quibusdam cedit: mortem contemnit, dolorem reformidat..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...vires sibi colligat usu: Si bene nutrieris, tempore firmus erit. Quem taurum metuis, vitulum mulcere solebas..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...sentis, quod clamas, rectius esse, aut quia non firmus rectum defendis et haeres nequiquam caeno cupiens evellere plantam..."Liber XXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Resistes autem, aduersus famam rumoresque hominum si satis firmus steteris, si te neque collegae uana gloria neque..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Pisonem ignominiae exemit concessitque ei paterna bona, satis firmus, ut saepe memoravi, adversum pecuniam et tum pudore absolutae..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...gemitum morientis ingressi liberti servique et Plotius Firmus praetorii praefectus unum vulnus invenere. funus maturatum; ambitiosis id precibus..."Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...paenitentiae. manipulatim adlocuti sunt Licinius Proculus et Plotius Firmus praefecti, ex suo quisque ingenio mitius aut horridius. finis..."