calmo

See also: calmó and calmò

Catalan

Verb

calmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calmar

Galician

Etymology

From calma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalmo/ [ˈkɑl.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -almo
• Hyphenation: cal‧mo

Adjective

calmo (feminine calma, masculine plural calmos, feminine plural calmas)

1. calm, peaceful; easygoing

   Synonyms: acougado, pacífico, plácido, tranquilo

2. slow, slack

   Synonyms: cachazudo, pachorrento

Related terms

• calma
• calmar

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “calmo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “calmo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calmo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calmo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkal.mo/
• Rhymes: -almo
• Hyphenation: càl‧mo

Etymology 1

From calmare (“to calm”) +‎ -o.

Adjective

calmo (feminine calma, masculine plural calmi, feminine plural calme, superlative calmissimo)

1. calm, peaceful, quiet, still

   Synonyms: quieto, tranquillo, immobile

   Antonym: agitato

Related terms

• calma
• calmata

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Venetan, from Latin calamus. Doublet of calamo.

Noun

calmo m (plural calmi)

1. (obsolete) synonym of marza

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calmare

Further reading

• calmo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• calmo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Malco, clamo, clamò, colma

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From calma.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaw.mu/ [ˈkaʊ̯.mu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.mu/ [ˈkaɫ.mu]

• Rhymes: -almu, -awmu
• Hyphenation: cal‧mo

Adjective

calmo (feminine calma, masculine plural calmos, feminine plural calmas)

1. calm
2. serene

Etymology 2

Verb

calmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calmar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From calma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalmo/ [ˈkal.mo]
• Rhymes: -almo
• Syllabification: cal‧mo

Adjective

calmo (feminine calma, masculine plural calmos, feminine plural calmas)

1. calm (at rest)

   Synonyms: tranquilo, quieto

Verb

calmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calmar

Further reading

• “calmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025