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enfermo
sick
Describes someone who is sick
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infirm
weak / sickly
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adjective suffix
Enfermo means sick and is a cognate of the English word infirm0, which describes someone weak or sickly.
enfermo
sick, ill, unwell (adjective)
Describes someone who is unwell, just as an infirm person is weak with sickness.
No fui a trabajar porque estaba enfermoI didn't go to work because I was sick
Mi hija lleva tres días enferma con fiebreMy daughter has been ill for three days with a fever
sick person, patient (noun)
Used as a noun, the sick one is the infirm person themselves.
Los voluntarios visitan a los enfermos del hospitalThe volunteers visit the sick people at the hospital
La enfermera atendió al enfermo con mucho cuidadoThe nurse tended to the patient very carefully