affirmo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) + firmō (strengthen, fortify).

Pronunciation

Verb

affirmō (present infinitive affirmāre, perfect active affirmāvī, supine affirmātum); first conjugation

  1. to present (something) as fixed, firm, or true; affirm, assert, maintain
    Synonyms: firmō, contendō, aiō, arguō, fīgō
  2. to strengthen, confirm, corroborate
  3. (figurative) to make clear

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants

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, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • this much I can vouch for: illud pro certo affirmare licet
  • affirmo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Verb

affirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of affirmar
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