februarie

See also: Februarie

Latin

Adjective

februārie

vocative masculine singular of februārius

Romanian

Alternative forms

fevruarie — archaic
februar — dated or poetic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin (mensis) februārius (19th century), and influenced by the older form of the word. Replaced older fevruarie which came from the same word but through a Slavic intermediary. The original term inherited from Latin, făurar, remains a folk term for the month.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most common) /feˈbrwa.rje/, /feˈbrwa.ri.e/, /fe.bruˈa.rje/, (prescribed, uncommon) /fe.bruˈa.ri.e/, (also common) /ˈfe.brwa.rje/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -arie, -arje, -ebruarje
Hyphenation: fe‧bru‧a‧ri‧e

Noun

februarie m (uncountable)

February
Synonym: (popular/folk name) făurar

Usage notes

Articulated usage (februariele) is proscribed.

Declension

Declension of **februarie**
singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	februarie	februariele
genitive-dative	februarie	februarie
vocative