enfermaría

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See also: enfermaria

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese enfermaria (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): from enfermo (sick) +‎ -aría, Medieval Latin infirmaria (hospital).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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enfermaría f (plural enfermarías)

  1. (dated) infirmary, sickhouse, hospital
    • 1395, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 157:
      It. mando ao moesteyro de san francisco hua cama de Roupa [...] que seja ena enfermaria para os frayres doentes
      Item, I bequeath to this monastery of Saint Francis a bed of clothes [list of items] that must be in the infirmary for the use of ill friars
  2. infirmary (clinic or dispensary within another institution)
  3. nursing (profession of caring for patients as a nurse)
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Verb

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enfermaría

  1. first/third-person singular conditional of enfermar

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Spanish

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Verb

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enfermaría

  1. first/third-person singular conditional of enfermar