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
- T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...intro.CHARM. Sequor. STAS. Hic meo ero amicus solus firmus restitit, neque demutavit animum de firma fide, quamquam labores..." - L
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..." - P
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..." - Q
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..." - T
Liber XXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Resistes autem, aduersus famam rumoresque hominum si satis firmus steteris, si te neque collegae uana gloria neque..." - P
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..."