felibre

See also: félibre

Catalan

Etymology

From Occitan felibre, a word coined by Frédéric Mistral via a misdivision of Sepher, libre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fəˈli.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [fəˈli.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [feˈli.bɾe]

Noun

felibre m (plural felibres, feminine felibressa, feminine plural felibresses)

1. (linguistics, literature) félibre

Derived terms

• felibrenc

Related terms

• Felibritge
• llibre

Further reading

• “felibre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

Occitan

Etymology

Coined by Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige Frédéric Mistral from the popular song "Sèt felibres de la lei" ("Seven felibres of the law"), a deformation of Sefer libre de la lei ("Sefer, book of the law"), from Hebrew ספר תורה (séfer torá, “book of teaching”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈli.bɾe/

• Audio:

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Noun

felibre m (plural felibres, feminine felibressa, feminine plural felibressas)

1. (linguistics, literature) félibre (member of a literary fellowship founded in 1854)

Related terms

• Felibritge

Descendants

• → French: félibre