infirmité

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French infirmité, borrowed from Latin īnfirmitātem. By surface analysis, infirme +‎ -ité. See also fermeté, and the Old French forms anfermeté, enferté, which were subsequently learnedly modified to be closer to the Latin form.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

infirmité f (plural infirmités)

  1. disability, impairment
  2. infirmity

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin infirmitas.

Noun[edit]

infirmité f (plural infirmitez)

  1. infirmity; disease or other medical condition

Descendants[edit]

  • French: infirmité