fermail

clasp, buckle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɛʁ.maj/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: fermail

Cognate with Occitan: fermalh

Cognate with Italian: fermaglio

In summary

Inherited from Old French fermail (also fermeil, fermal), from Vulgar Latin *firmāc(u)lum, a noun derived from Latin firmāre (“make fast”). By surface analysis, fermer + -ail. Compare Occitan fermalh, Italian fermaglio.

Concepts

buckle

Synonyms

boucle

➿

maille

floc

fermaillet

fermalet

Translations

Spornschnalle

fibbia

gesp

fermalh

fivèla

hebilla