Galician

Adjective

enfermo m (feminine singular enferma, masculine plural enfermos, feminine plural enfermas)

1. sick, diseased

Verb

enfermo

1. first-person singular present indicative of enfermar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin īnfirmus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

enfermo ‎(feminine singular enferma, masculine plural enfermos, feminine plural enfermas, comparable)

1. (of a person) sick, ill

Synonyms

• doente, adoecido, mal

Derived terms

• enfermaria
• enfermagem
• enfermeiro/enfermeira
• enfermiço
• enfermidade

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [enˈfeɾ.mo], [e̞ɱˈfe̞ɾ.mo̞]

Etymology 1

From Latin īnfirmus "weak, feeble", from īn- + firmus "strong".

Adjective

enfermo m ‎(feminine singular enferma, masculine plural enfermos, feminine plural enfermas)

1. sick, ill

Derived terms

• enfermería f
• enfermero m, enfermera f
• enfermizo

Related terms

• enfermar
• enfermedad

Etymology 2

Verb

enfermo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of enfermar.