afermar

From a- +‎ ferm +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.fərˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.feɾˈmaɾ]

afermar (first-person singular present afermo, first-person singular preterite afermí, past participle afermat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to strengthen, to solidify

   Synonym: solidar

2. (transitive) to affirm

   Synonym: ratificar

3. (pronominal) to strengthen oneself, to stand firm

• afermament

• “afermar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Italian affermare.

afermar

1. (transitive) to declare, affirm, state, claim, assert

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.