[ˈfoːr.ma], [ˈfɔr.ma]
OrigoUnknown. 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”).
- declension-1form; figure, shape, appearance
““Sunt mihi bis septem praestantī corpore nymphae,” — “I have twice-seven nymphs, [each] with a gorgeous body, of whom [the nymph] who [has] the most beautiful figure [is] Deiopea.”
(Juno attempts to bribe Aeolus with an arranged marriage. Notes: The dat
- declension-1fine form; beauty
“Fōrma bonum fragile est, quantumque accēdit ad annōs […]” — A frail advantage is beauty, that grows less as time draws on.
- declension-1outline, plan, design
- declension-1model, pattern, stamp, mold
- declension-1, figurativelymanner, kind, sort
Formaefōrma(canonical, feminine) · fōrmae(genitive) · fōrma(nominative, singular) · fōrmae(nominative, plural) · fōrmae(genitive, singular) · fōrmārum(genitive, plural) · fōrmae(dative, singular) · fōrmīs(dative, plural) · fōrmam(accusative, singular) · fōrmās(accusative, plural) · fōrmā(ablative, singular) · fōrmīs(ablative, plural) · fōrma(singular, vocative) · fōrmae(plural, vocative) · fōrm.(alternative, abbreviation)