la
feminine
/fɛʁm/
#508 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
farm; firm, closed
Word origin
The noun 'farm' comes from Latin firma ('fixed payment, lease'), from firmus ('firm, fixed'); a farm was originally land held under a fixed rent. The adjective 'firm, closed' comes directly from firmus. English 'farm' and 'firm' share this origin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- firmus
- English cognates
- farm, firm, affirm
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralfermes
Examples
Normandie vaches poules.
They have a farm in Normandy with cows and chickens.
.
The shop is closed on Sunday.
, .
You have to be firm with children, but also kind.
- Normandie.
My grandparents lived on a farm in Normandy.
générations.
The farm has produced cheese for three generations.
Used in
Grammar articles
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 11.