febre
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin febrem (“fever”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈfe.βɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈfe.bɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈfe.bɾe]
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Noun edit
febre f (plural febres)
- (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
- (figuratively) fever, craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)
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Further reading edit
- “febre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “febre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “febre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish edit
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febre c
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese febre, fever (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin febris, febrem (“fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷhris or *bʰebʰris.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
febre f (plural febres)
- (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
- Synonym: fogaxe
- (figuratively) fever, craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “febre” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
References edit
- “febre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “febre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “febre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “febre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “febre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua edit
Noun edit
febre (plural febres)
- fever (raised body temperature)
Latin edit
Noun edit
febre
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese febre, fever, from Latin febris (“fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷhris or *bʰebʰris.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fe‧bre
Noun edit
febre f (plural febres)
- (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
- O doutor disse que o rapaz está com febre.
- The doctor said the boy has a fever.
- (figuratively) craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)
- Esse estilo musical está se tornando uma febre.
- This musical style is becoming a craze.
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Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
febre f
- inflection of febră: