infirm

== English == === Etymology === The noun is from Middle English infirme, from Latin infirmus (“weak, feeble”). The verb is from Latin īnfirmāre. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɜːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɜɹm/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m === Adjective === infirm (comparative infirmer, superlative infirmest) Weak or ill, not in good health. Irresolute; weak of mind or will. Frail; unstable; insecure. ==== Synonyms ==== crank, ill, sick, unwell ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== infirmary ==== Translations ==== === Verb === infirm (third-person singular simple present infirms, present participle infirming, simple past and past participle infirmed) To contradict, to provide proof that something is not. ==== Synonyms ==== disconfirm ==== Antonyms ==== confirm ==== Derived terms ==== infirmation ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Firmin == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈfirm/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French infirme, from Latin infirmus. ==== Adjective ==== infirm m or n (feminine singular infirmă, masculine plural infirmi, feminine/neuter plural infirme) crippled Synonyms: invalid, schilod, beteag ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== infirmitate ==== Noun ==== infirm m (plural infirmi, feminine equivalent infirmă) cripple, invalid Synonyms: invalid, schilod ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Inflected form of infirma (“to invalidate”). ==== Verb ==== infirm first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of infirma