fermer

verb

Syllable Decomposition

fermer

from Latin firmare ("to strengthen, solidify", from which "to fortify"), the shift in meaning towards "to close" may have occurred as early as late Latin, all the more so as its derivative, confirmare, is semantically related to sera, vectis portarum ("the bars, the bolts of the doors"). In Medieval Latin, we note: archa firmata ("closed chest"). Fermer and clore coexisted until the latter entered, through some of its forms, into homonymic collision with clouer and gradually reduced to certain technical uses.

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Translations

  • germangerman:zumachen
  • englishenglish:adjourn
  • arabicarabic:غلق
  • chinesechinese:
  • danishdanish:lukke
  • spanishspanish:cerrar con llave
  • finnishfinnish:sulkea
  • italianitalian:serrare a chiave
  • dutchdutch:toedoen
  • polishpolish:zamykać
  • portugueseportuguese:fechar
  • russianrussian:закрывать
  • swedishswedish:stänga
  • turkishturkish:kapamak

See also

fermas (v.) fermâmes (v.) fermâtes (v.) fermasse (v.) fermasses (v.) fermassions (v.) fermassiez (v.) fermassent (v.) fermerions (v.) fermé (v.) ferma (v.) fermes (cn.) fermés (v.) fermage (cn.) fermant (adj.) fermeture (cn.) refermer (v.) fermé (adj.) fermées (adj.) fermées (v.)