firmemente

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese firme

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Galician-Portuguese -mente

Portuguese -mente

Portuguese firmemente

From firme + -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfiʁ.miˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ˌfiɦ.miˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfiʁ.miˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ˌfiɦ.miˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌfiɾ.miˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌfiʁ.miˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˌfiɻ.miˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfiɾ.mɨˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: fir‧me‧men‧te

Adverb

firmemente (comparable, comparative mais firmemente, superlative o mais firmemente)

1. firmly (in a firm or definite or strong manner)

   Synonym: seguramente

Further reading

• “firmemente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “firmemente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish firme

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Spanish -mente / -miente / -mientre

Spanish -mente

Spanish firmemente

From firme + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfiɾmeˈmente/ [ˌfiɾ.meˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: fir‧me‧men‧te

Adverb

firmemente

1. firmly; strongly

   estoy firmemente de acuerdo

   I strongly agree

Further reading

• “firmemente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026