enfermar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese enfermar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin īnfirmāre (“weaken, shake”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [eɱfeɾˈmaɾ]
=== Verb ===
enfermar (first-person singular present enfermo, first-person singular preterite enfermei, past participle enfermado)
(intransitive) to become ill; to get sick
Antonym: sandar
(transitive) to make ill; to sicken
Antonym: sandar
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=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “enfermar”, 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), “enfermar”, 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), “enfermar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“enfermar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enfermar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enfermar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese enfermar, from Latin īnfirmāre (“weaken, shake”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mar
=== Verb ===
enfermar (first-person singular present enfermo, first-person singular preterite enfermei, past participle enfermado)
(intransitive) to become ill; to get sick
Synonyms: adoecer, acabrunhar, acamar, encamar
(transitive) to make ill; to sicken
Synonyms: adoecer, acabrunhar, acamar, encamar
==== Conjugation ====
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=== Further reading ===
“enfermar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“enfermar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“enfermar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“enfermar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin īnfirmāre (“weaken, shake”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enfeɾˈmaɾ/ [ẽɱ.feɾˈmaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧fer‧mar
=== Verb ===
enfermar (first-person singular present enfermo, first-person singular preterite enfermé, past participle enfermado)
(transitive) to make ill; to sicken
(reflexive) to become ill; to get sick
==== Conjugation ====
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=== Further reading ===
“enfermar”, 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