affirmo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + firmō (“strengthen, fortify”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /afˈfir.moː/, [äfˈfɪrmoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /afˈfir.mo/, [äfˈfirmo]
Audio (Classical): (file)
Verb
affirmō (present infinitive affirmāre, perfect active affirmāvī, supine affirmātum); first conjugation
- I present (something) as fixed, firm, or true; affirm, assert, maintain.
- I strengthen, confirm, corroborate.
- (figurative) I make clear
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References
- “affirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- affirmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- this much I can vouch for: illud pro certo affirmare licet
- this much I can vouch for: illud pro certo affirmare licet
- affirmo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016