"enfermo" meaning in Spanish

See enfermo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /enˈfeɾmo/, [ẽɱˈfeɾ.mo] Forms: enferma [feminine], enfermos [masculine, plural], enfermas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɾmo Etymology: Inherited from Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”), from īn- + firmus (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|īnfirmus||weak, feeble|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”), {{inh+|es|la|īnfirmus||weak, feeble}} Inherited from Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”) Head templates: {{es-adj}} enfermo (feminine enferma, masculine plural enfermos, feminine plural enfermas)
  1. sick, ill Synonyms: malo, malato
    Sense id: en-enfermo-es-adj-OpiKk~RQ
  2. degenerate Synonyms: degenerado
    Sense id: en-enfermo-es-adj-MxXSV6~4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /enˈfeɾmo/, [ẽɱˈfeɾ.mo] Forms: enfermos [plural], enferma [feminine], enfermas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɾmo Etymology: Inherited from Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”), from īn- + firmus (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|īnfirmus||weak, feeble|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”), {{inh+|es|la|īnfirmus||weak, feeble}} Inherited from Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} enfermo m (plural enfermos, feminine enferma, feminine plural enfermas)
  1. sick person, patient Tags: masculine Synonyms: paciente, doliente
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  2. degenerate Tags: masculine Synonyms: degenerado
    Sense id: en-enfermo-es-noun-MxXSV6~4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enfermería [feminine], enfermero [masculine], enfermera [feminine], enfermizo, enfermo mental, unción de los enfermos Related terms: enfermar, enfermedad
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /enˈfeɾmo/, [ẽɱˈfeɾ.mo]
Rhymes: -eɾmo Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} enfermo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of enfermar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: enfermar
    Sense id: en-enfermo-es-verb-eiJ4R1jR Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 23 24 4 1 1 12 6 12 0 2 1 2 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 18 7 0 0 15 10 15 0 1 0 1 15 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 19 12 19 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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