infirmier

French

Etymology

From Latin infirmus ( in(not)+firmus(firm) )

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fiʁ.mje/

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Noun

infirmier m (plural infirmiers, feminine infirmière)

1. nurse (medical professional)

Usage notes

The feminine infirmière is more common than the masculine.

Adjective

infirmier (feminine infirmière, masculine plural infirmiers, feminine plural infirmières)

1. nursing (relating to nurses)

Further reading

• “infirmier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French infirmier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.fir.miˈer/

Noun

infirmier m (plural infirmieri, feminine equivalent infirmieră)

1. nurse (medical professional)

Usage notes

The feminine infirmieră is more common than the masculine.

Declension

Declension of infirmier

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) infirmier	infirmierul	(niște) infirmieri	infirmierii
genitive/dative	(unui) infirmier	infirmierului	(unor) infirmieri	infirmierilor
vocative	infirmierule		infirmierilor

Synonyms

• velter (Germanism, regional)

Related terms

• infirm
• infirmerie
• infirmitate

References

• infirmier in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)