fermen

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɛr.mən]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfər.mən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfeɾ.men]

Verb

fermen

1. third-person plural present indicative of fermar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ferment, from Middle French ferment, from Latin fermentare (“to leaven, ferment”), from fermentum (“substance causing fermentation”), from fervere (“to boil, seethe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfermen]
• Hyphenation: fér‧mén

Noun

fermen (first-person possessive fermenku, second-person possessive fermenmu, third-person possessive fermennya)

1. (uncommon) ferment: something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation.

   Synonym: ragi

Further reading

• “fermen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English feormian, possibly from Proto-West Germanic *furbēn.

Alternative forms

• feermen, feormen, ferme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛrmən/

Verb

fermen

1. To cleanse; to scour.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fermen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fermen, ferme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ferme	fermed
2nd-person singular	fermest	fermedest
3rd-person singular	fermeth	fermed
subjunctive singular	ferme
imperative singular		—
plural1	fermen, ferme	fermeden, fermede
imperative plural	fermeth, ferme	—
participles	fermynge, fermende	fermed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: farm (dialectal)

References

• “fermen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman fermer; equivalent to ferme (“lease”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• ferme, fermyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛrmən/

Verb

fermen

1. To take on an office for a fixed fee.
2. To lease land for a fixed fee.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fermen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fermen, ferme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ferme	fermed
2nd-person singular	fermest	fermedest
3rd-person singular	fermeth	fermed
subjunctive singular	ferme
imperative singular		—
plural1	fermen, ferme	fermeden, fermede
imperative plural	fermeth, ferme	—
participles	fermynge, fermende	fermed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: farm
• Scots: ferm

References

• “fermen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Old French fermer, from Latin firmō, firmāre; equivalent to ferme (“firm”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• ferme, fermye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛrmən/

Verb

fermen

1. To make firm or strong.
2. To affirm; to confirm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fermen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fermen, ferme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ferme	fermed
2nd-person singular	fermest	fermedest
3rd-person singular	fermeth	fermed
subjunctive singular	ferme
imperative singular		—
plural1	fermen, ferme	fermeden, fermede
imperative plural	fermeth, ferme	—
participles	fermynge, fermende	fermed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• affermen
• confermen

Descendants

• English: firm
• Scots: firm

References

• “fermen, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.