enfermeiro
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 13th century. From enfermo (“ill”) + -eiro, from Latin īnfirmus (“sick, feeble”). Compare Portuguese enfermeiro and Spanish enfermero.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
enfermeiro m (plural enfermeiros, feminine enfermeira, feminine plural enfermeiras)
- 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 edit
References edit
- “enfermeyro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nferme” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “enfermeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “enfermeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From enfermo (“sick”) + -eiro. Compare Spanish enfermero.
Pronunciation edit
- (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]
- Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mei‧ro
Noun edit
enfermeiro m (plural enfermeiros, feminine enfermeira, feminine plural enfermeiras)