enfermeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From enfermo (“sick”) +‎ -eiro, from Old Portuguese enfermo, from Latin īnfirmus (“sick, feeble”), in- + firmus (“firm”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”). Compare Spanish enfermero.

Pronunciation
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌẽ.feɻ.ˈme(j).ɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.fɨɾ.ˈmɐj.ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mei‧ro

Noun

enfermeiro m (plural enfermeiros, feminine enfermeira, feminine plural enfermeiras)

  1. nurse
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