enfermo

== Asturian == === Adjective === enfermo neuter of enfermu == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish enfermo (“sick”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /emˈpeɾmo/, [ẽmˈpeɾ.mo] Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mo === Adjective === enfermo sick; ill == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese enfermo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin īnfirmus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eɱˈfeɾmʊ] === Adjective === enfermo (feminine enferma, masculine plural enfermos, feminine plural enfermas) sick, ill, diseased Synonyms: doente, mal === Noun === enfermo m (plural enfermos, feminine enferma, feminine plural enfermas) sick person Synonym: doente (in the plural) sick === Verb === enfermo first-person singular present indicative of enfermar === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “enfermo”, 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), “enfermo”, 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), “enfermo”, 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), “enfermo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enfermo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enfermo, from Latin īnfirmus (“sick, feeble”), from in- +‎ firmus (“firm”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”). ==== Adjective ==== enfermo (feminine enferma, masculine plural enfermos, feminine plural enfermas) of a person, sick, ill Synonyms: doente, adoecido, mal === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== enfermo first-person singular present indicative of enfermar === Further reading === “enfermo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “enfermo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “enfermo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “enfermo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enˈfeɾmo/ [ẽɱˈfeɾ.mo] Rhymes: -eɾmo Syllabification: en‧fer‧mo === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”), from īn- + firmus (“strong”). ==== Adjective ==== enfermo (feminine enferma, masculine plural enfermos, feminine plural enfermas) sick, ill Synonym: malato ==== Noun ==== enfermo m (plural enfermos, feminine enferma, feminine plural enfermas) sick person, patient Synonyms: doliente, paciente ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== enfermo first-person singular present indicative of enfermar === Further reading === “enfermo”, 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