Old English · adjective
forma
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfor.mɑ/[ˈforˠ.mɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈfor · mɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- first
forma1 · adjective
Senses
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first
⁊ hē [Pirrus] hæfde XX elpenda tō þǣm ġefeohte mid him, þe Rōmane ǣr na ne ne ġesawon: hē wæs sē forma mon þe hīe ǣrest on Italium brōhte.
And he [Pyrrhus] had twenty elephants with him in battle, which the Romans had never seen before; he was the first man to bring them to Italy.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | forma | forme | forme |
| Accusative | forman | forman | forme |
| Genitive | forman | forman | forman |
| Dative | forman | forman | forman |
| Instrumental | forman | forman | forman |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | forman | forman | forman |
| Accusative | forman | forman | forman |
| Genitive | formraformena | formraformena | formraformena |
| Dative | formum | formum | formum |
| Instrumental | formum | formum | formum |
forma2 · numeral
Senses
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first
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *frumô. Cognate with Old Saxon formo and Gothic (fruma).
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