fermeté

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin firmitās. Synchronically analysable as ferme + -eté. Displaced its doublet ferté, still found in a few toponyms. See also infirmité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ.mə.te/

Noun

fermeté f (plural fermetés)

  1. firmness

Further reading

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