infirmier

See also: infirmièr

French

Etymology

From Latin infirmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fiʁ.mje/

• Audio:

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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. (relational) nurse, nursing

Further reading

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

Occitan

Alternative forms

• infirmièr

Noun

infirmier m (plural infirmiers, feminine infirmiera, feminine plural infirmieras) (Limousin)

1. nurse

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French infirmier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.fir.miˈer/

Noun

infirmier m (plural infirmieri, feminine equivalent infirmieră)

1. nurse (medical professional)

   Synonym: (Germanism, regional) velter

Usage notes

The feminine infirmieră is more common than the masculine.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	infirmier	infirmierul		infirmieri	infirmierii
genitive-dative	infirmier	infirmierului		infirmieri	infirmierilor
vocative	infirmierule			infirmierilor

Related terms

• infirm
• infirmerie
• infirmitate

References

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