English

Noun

forme ‎(plural formes)

1. (rare or archaic) Alternative spelling of form
2. (historical, printing) One side of a sheet, comprising four quarto pages or two folio pages.
   • 1978, David A. Bloestein, Introduction, John Marston, David A. Bloestein (editor), Parasitaster: Or, The Fawn, page 47,

     Both these formes, with running titles intact, were retained to print sheet D of Q2.

   • 1994, Jay L. Halio, Introduction, Jay L. Halio (editor), William Shakespeare, The First Quarto of King Lear, page 21,

     Q2 was printed in twenty-two formes.

   • 2011, Eugene Giddens, How to Read a Shakespearean Play Text, page 41,

     In casting off, the printing house would judge the length of a manuscript to determine both how many sheets would be needed, and what the divisions were between one forme and another. (A forme is one side of a sheet: four quarto pages or two folio pages.) Because formes do not have many consecutive pages, estimates would be further broken down by page. If a quarto forme includes a putative page one, for instance, that side of the sheet would also include pages four, five, and eight.

Asturian

Verb

forme

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of formar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of formar

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrmə/, [ˈfɒːmə]

Etymology 1

See form ‎(“shape, form”).

Noun

forme c

1. plural indefinite of form

Etymology 2

From form ‎(“shape, form”).

Verb

forme ‎(imperative form, infinitive at forme, present tense former, past tense formede, perfect tense er/har formet)

1. shape
2. clay
3. mould
4. form, frame

French

Etymology

From Latin forma (cognate to Ancient Greek μόρφα ‎(mórpha)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁm/

Noun

forme f ‎(plural formes)

1. shape (geometrical representation)
2. shape (physical appearance)
3. form

German

Verb

forme

1. First-person singular present of formen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of formen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of formen.
4. Imperative singular of formen.

Italian

Noun

forme f pl

1. plural of forma

Anagrams

• fermo, fermò, fremo

Latin

Adjective

forme

1. vocative masculine singular of formus

Norman

Etymology

From Latin forma.

Pronunciation

Noun

forme f ‎(plural formes)

1. (Jersey) form

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse forma

Verb

forme ‎(imperative form, present tense former, passive formes, simple past and past participle forma or formet, present participle formende)

1. to form
2. to shape

Related terms

• form (noun)

References

• “forme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

forme

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of formar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of formar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of formar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of formar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈforme]

Noun

forme f pl

1. plural of formă

Spanish

Verb

forme

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of formar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of formar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of formar.