Ferma

Ferma is a term with multiple meanings across languages and contexts. It commonly refers to a farm in Romanian; in other languages it carries different senses. The interpretation depends on diacritics and the sentence.

In Romanian, ferma (often written fermă with diacritics) denotes a farm or farmstead, a rural property used for agricultural production. The word can refer to a single farm as well as to the farming business.

In Italian, ferma is the feminine form of fermo and has several senses. As an adjective, fermo means firm, stable, or steady, and ferma is its feminine counterpart. As a noun, ferma can denote a period of military service (la ferma) and, in certain phrases, is used in military terminology.

In other contexts, ferma may appear as a proper noun, such as a surname or place name, depending on region and language. Because diacritics affect pronunciation and meaning, non-diacritic spellings (ferma) can cover multiple distinct uses.