affirmo

== Latin == === Alternative forms === adfirmō === Etymology === From ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ firmō (“strengthen, fortify”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [afˈfɪr.moː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [afˈfir.mo] === Verb === affirmō (present infinitive affirmāre, perfect active affirmāvī, supine affirmātum); first conjugation to present (something) as fixed, firm, or true; affirm, assert, maintain Synonyms: firmō, contendō, aiō, arguō, fīgō to strengthen, confirm, corroborate (figurative) to make clear ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “affirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “affirmo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. affirmo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 == Portuguese == === Verb === affirmo first-person singular present indicative of affirmar