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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
confirmo
- first-person singular present indicative of confirmar
Galician
Verb
confirmo
- first-person singular present indicative of confirmar
Latin
Etymology
From con- (“with, together”) + firmō (“strengthen, fortify”).
Pronunciation
Verb
cōnfirmō (present infinitive cōnfirmāre, perfect active cōnfirmāvī, supine cōnfirmātum); first conjugation
- to make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm
- Synonyms: firmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, immunīo, sistō
- Antonyms: dēterō, atterō, effēminō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, afficiō
405 CE,
Jerome,
Vulgate Proverbs.15.22:
- Dissipantur cōgitātiōnēs ubi nōn est cōnsilium: ubi vērō plūrēs sunt cōnsiliāriī, cōnfirmantur.
- Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.
(Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)
- to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade
- Synonym: firmō
- Antonyms: deficiō, prōflīgō, dēfatīgō
- (by extension) to demonstrate, corroborate, support, prove or confirm the truth of something; assert, affirm
Conjugation
Conjugation of cōnfirmō (first conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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cōnfirmō
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cōnfirmās
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cōnfirmat
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cōnfirmāmus
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cōnfirmātis
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cōnfirmant
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imperfect
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cōnfirmābam
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cōnfirmābās
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cōnfirmābat
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cōnfirmābāmus
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cōnfirmābātis
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cōnfirmābant
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future
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cōnfirmābō
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cōnfirmābis
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cōnfirmābit
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cōnfirmābimus
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cōnfirmābitis
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cōnfirmābunt
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perfect
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cōnfirmāvī
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cōnfirmāvistī, cōnfirmāstī1
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cōnfirmāvit, cōnfirmāt1
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cōnfirmāvimus, cōnfirmāmus1
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cōnfirmāvistis, cōnfirmāstis1
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cōnfirmāvērunt, cōnfirmāvēre, cōnfirmārunt1
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pluperfect
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cōnfirmāveram, cōnfirmāram1
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cōnfirmāverās, cōnfirmārās1
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cōnfirmāverat, cōnfirmārat1
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cōnfirmāverāmus, cōnfirmārāmus1
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cōnfirmāverātis, cōnfirmārātis1
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cōnfirmāverant, cōnfirmārant1
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future perfect
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cōnfirmāverō, cōnfirmārō1
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cōnfirmāveris, cōnfirmāris1
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cōnfirmāverit, cōnfirmārit1
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cōnfirmāverimus, cōnfirmārimus1
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cōnfirmāveritis, cōnfirmāritis1
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cōnfirmāverint, cōnfirmārint1
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passive
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present
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cōnfirmor
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cōnfirmāris, cōnfirmāre
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cōnfirmātur
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cōnfirmāmur
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cōnfirmāminī
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cōnfirmantur
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imperfect
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cōnfirmābar
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cōnfirmābāris, cōnfirmābāre
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cōnfirmābātur
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cōnfirmābāmur
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cōnfirmābāminī
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cōnfirmābantur
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future
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cōnfirmābor
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cōnfirmāberis, cōnfirmābere
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cōnfirmābitur
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cōnfirmābimur
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cōnfirmābiminī
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cōnfirmābuntur
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perfect
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cōnfirmātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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cōnfirmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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cōnfirmātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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cōnfirmem
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cōnfirmēs
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cōnfirmet
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cōnfirmēmus
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cōnfirmētis
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cōnfirment
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imperfect
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cōnfirmārem
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cōnfirmārēs
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cōnfirmāret
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cōnfirmārēmus
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cōnfirmārētis
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cōnfirmārent
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perfect
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cōnfirmāverim, cōnfirmārim1
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cōnfirmāverīs, cōnfirmārīs1
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cōnfirmāverit, cōnfirmārit1
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cōnfirmāverīmus, cōnfirmārīmus1
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cōnfirmāverītis, cōnfirmārītis1
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cōnfirmāverint, cōnfirmārint1
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pluperfect
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cōnfirmāvissem, cōnfirmāssem1
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cōnfirmāvissēs, cōnfirmāssēs1
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cōnfirmāvisset, cōnfirmāsset1
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cōnfirmāvissēmus, cōnfirmāssēmus1
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cōnfirmāvissētis, cōnfirmāssētis1
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cōnfirmāvissent, cōnfirmāssent1
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passive
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present
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cōnfirmer
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cōnfirmēris, cōnfirmēre
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cōnfirmētur
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cōnfirmēmur
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cōnfirmēminī
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cōnfirmentur
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imperfect
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cōnfirmārer
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cōnfirmārēris, cōnfirmārēre
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cōnfirmārētur
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cōnfirmārēmur
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cōnfirmārēminī
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cōnfirmārentur
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perfect
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cōnfirmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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cōnfirmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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cōnfirmā
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—
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—
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cōnfirmāte
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—
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future
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cōnfirmātō
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cōnfirmātō
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—
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cōnfirmātōte
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cōnfirmantō
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passive
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present
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—
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cōnfirmāre
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—
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—
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cōnfirmāminī
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—
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future
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—
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cōnfirmātor
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cōnfirmātor
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—
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—
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cōnfirmantor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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cōnfirmāre
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cōnfirmāvisse, cōnfirmāsse1
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cōnfirmātūrum esse
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cōnfirmārī
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cōnfirmātum esse
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cōnfirmātum īrī
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participles
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cōnfirmāns
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—
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cōnfirmātūrus
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—
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cōnfirmātus
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cōnfirmandus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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cōnfirmandī
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cōnfirmandō
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cōnfirmandum
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cōnfirmandō
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cōnfirmātum
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cōnfirmātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “confirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “confirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- confirmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to quote precedents for a thing: aliquid exemplis probare, comprobare, confirmare
- to prove a thing indisputably: argumentis confirmare, comprobare, evincere aliquid (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)
- to strengthen, confirm a person's courage: animum alicuius confirmare
- to strengthen a person in his hopes: spem alicuius confirmare
- to weaken, destroy a man's credit: fidem alicuius imminuere, infirmare (opp. confirmare)
- to encourage, embolden the soldiery: animos militum confirmare (B. G. 5. 49)
Portuguese
Verb
confirmo
- first-person singular present indicative of confirmar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈfiɾmo/
- Rhymes: -iɾmo
- Syllabification: con‧fir‧mo
Verb
confirmo
- first-person singular present indicative of confirmar