enfermeira

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enfeɾˈmejɾɐ/

Noun

enfermeira f (plural enfermeiras)

1. female equivalent of enfermeiro, nurse

Further reading

• “enfermeira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese enfermo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro

Portuguese -eiro

Portuguese enfermeiro

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Latin -am

Old Galician-Portuguese -a

Portuguese -a

Portuguese enfermeira

From enfermeiro + -a.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.feʁˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ẽ.feɦˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ĩ.feʁˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ĩ.feɦˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.feɾˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ẽ.feɾˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ĩ.feɾˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ĩ.feɾˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.feʁˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ẽ.feʁˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ĩ.feʁˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ĩ.feʁˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.feɻˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ẽ.feɻˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /ĩ.feɻˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [ĩ.feɻˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

 

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

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

• Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mei‧ra

Noun

enfermeira f (plural enfermeiras)

1. female equivalent of enfermeiro (sister, nurse)

Further reading

• “enfermeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “enfermeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026