enfermeiro

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From enfermo (“ill”) +‎ -eiro, from Latin īnfirmus (“sick, feeble”). Compare Portuguese enfermeiro and Spanish enfermero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eɱfeɾˈmejɾʊ]

Noun

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

1. nurse
   • 1272, “Documentos antiguos de Galicia”, in M. Sponer, editor, Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 21:

     foron preſenteſ: don Lope Sanchez, maeſtre dos confeſſos; don Migel Perez, celarejro; don Rui Perez, enfermeyro dos pobres

     Being present: Sir Lope Sánchez, confessor's master; Sir Miguel Pérez, cellarmaster; Sir Rui Pérez, nurse of the poor

Related terms

• enfermar
• enfermaría
• enfermidade
• enfermo

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “enfermeyro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nferme”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enfermeiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “enfermeiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From enfermo (“sick”) +‎ -eiro. Compare Spanish enfermero.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈme(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.feɦˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈme(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.feɦˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈme(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.feɦˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈme(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.feɦˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɾˈme(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.feɾˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɾˈme(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.feɾˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈme(j).ɾu/ [ẽ.feʁˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈme(j).ɾu/ [ĩ.feʁˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɻˈme(j).ɾo/ [ẽ.feɻˈme(ɪ̯).ɾo], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɻˈme(j).ɾo/ [ĩ.feɻˈme(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.fɨɾˈmɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.fɨɾˈmɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.fɨɾˈmej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.fɨɾˈmej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.fɨɾˈme.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mei‧ro

Noun

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

1. nurse

Related terms

• enfermagem
• enfermar
• enfermaria
• enfermiço
• enfermidade
• enfermo