forma

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(declension-1) form; figure, shape, appearance
(declension-1) fine form; beauty
(declension-1) outline, plan, design
(declension-1) model, pattern, stamp, mold
(declension-1, figuratively) manner, kind, sort

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[ˈfoːr.ma]

Unknown. Perhaps from an Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, fashion, appearance, outward form, contour, figure”), with dissimilation *m-m > *f-m, as seen in formīca (“ant”) and formīdō (“ghost, scarecrow”).