afirmar

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === ḥirmar, aḥirmar (Llanes) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /afiɾˈmaɾ/ [a.fiɾˈmaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧fir‧mar === Verb === afirmar (first-person singular indicative present afirmo, past participle afirmáu) to assert ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “afirmar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “afirmar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin affirmāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.firˈma] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.fiɾˈmaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [a.firˈma] === Verb === afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmí, past participle afirmat) to confirm ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== reafirmar ==== Related terms ==== afirmació === Further reading === “afirmar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “afirmar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “afirmar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “afirmar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === Attested since 1287. From Latin affirmāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /afiɾˈmaɾ/ [a.fiɾˈmaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ === Verb === afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmei, past participle afirmado) to confirm, assure to affirm, declare to make firm ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== afirmación afirmativo === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “afirmar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “afirmar”, 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), “afirmar”, 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), “afirmar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “afirmar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afirmar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “afirmar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === affirmar (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin affirmāre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧fir‧mar === Verb === afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmei, past participle afirmado) (transitive) to state; to declare; to affirm (to make a declaration) [with que (+ indicative clause) ‘that ...’] Synonyms: declarar, asseverar (transitive) to confirm; to attest (to affirm to be correct, true or genuine) Synonyms: confirmar, assegurar, certificar Antonym: negar (transitive) to consolidate (to make firm, secure) Synonyms: fixar, consolidar (pronominal) to earn one’s place; to rise (to earn a reputation or fame) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== reafirmar ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “afirmar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “afirmar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin affirmāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /afiɾˈmaɾ/ [a.fiɾˈmaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧fir‧mar === Verb === afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmé, past participle afirmado) (transitive) to state, assert Synonym: declarar (pronominal, fencing) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “afirmar”, 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