LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Firmum

Firmum n sg (genitive Firmī)

Meaning

  1. neutersingularan important city in interior Picenum situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now Fermo

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFirmum—
genitiveFirmī—
dativeFirmō—
accusativeFirmum—
ablativeFirmō—
vocativeFirmum—
locativeFirmī—

Firmum, i, n.,
I. a fortified sea-port of Picenum, now Fermo, Mel. 2, 4, 6; Vell. 1, 14, 8; Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, B. 1.—
II. Deriv.: Firmānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Firmum, Firmian: cohors, Liv. 44, 40: L. Tarutius Firmanus, of Firmum, Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98: audivi ex Gavio hoc Firmano, id. Att. 4, 8, b, 3: fratres, id. ib.— Subst.: Firmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Firmum, Firmians, Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 23.—Castellum Firmānōrum, the port of Firmum, regarded as a separate place, now Porto di Fermo, Plin. 3, 13, 18, § 111.

Origins

Descendants
  • ItalianFermo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyFirmumFirmum (Φίρμον: Eth. Firmanus: Fermo), an important city of Picenum, situated about 6 miles from the Adriatic, and 25 from Asculum. We have no account…

Quick answers

What does Firmum mean in Latin?
Firmum, a proper noun, means “an important city in interior Picenum situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now Fermo”.
What is the genitive of Firmum?
The genitive singular is Firmī. Firmum is neuter, second declension.