firme

Meaning

Adj

1. (feminine,masculine) firm, steady, secure
2. (feminine,masculine) steadfast, unwavering, unswerving, firm
3. (feminine,masculine) adamant
4. (feminine,masculine) strong, assertive (uncompromising, unyielding)
5. (feminine,masculine) strong (promising)
6. (feminine,masculine) solid, firm

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of firmar:
2. (form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of firmar:

Hyphenated as

fir‧me

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfiɾme/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish firme, inherited from Vulgar Latin *fīrmis, from Latin firmus, from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”). The preservation of initial /f/ is irregular, but Coromines & Pascual reject the possibility of the word being a borrowing.

Sentences

Courant le dio una base matemática firme .

Courant gave him a firm mathematical foundation.