fervor
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝvɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun edit
fervor (countable and uncountable, plural fervors)
- (American spelling) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
- The coach trains his water polo team with fervor.
- (American spelling) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
- (American spelling) Heat.
Synonyms edit
- (passionate enthusiasm): fire in the belly, zeal
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Translations edit
intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor
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passionate enthusiasm for some cause
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heat
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Further reading edit
- “fervor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fervor”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fervor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fervōrem. First attested in the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fervor m or (archaic or poetic) f (plural fervors)
Derived terms edit
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References edit
- ^ “fervor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “fervor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fervor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fervor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
fervor m (plural fervores)
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Further reading edit
- “fervor” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “fervor” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfer.u̯or/, [ˈfɛru̯ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfer.vor/, [ˈfɛrvor]
Noun edit
fervor m (genitive fervōris); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | fervor | fervōrēs |
Genitive | fervōris | fervōrum |
Dative | fervōrī | fervōribus |
Accusative | fervōrem | fervōrēs |
Ablative | fervōre | fervōribus |
Vocative | fervor | fervōrēs |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “fervor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fervor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fervor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
fervor
- Alternative form of fervour
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin fervor. Attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Noun edit
fervor f (plural fervors)
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References edit
- ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 271.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fer‧vor
Noun edit
fervor m (plural fervores)
- fervour (passionate enthusiasm)
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Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fervor m (plural fervores)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fervor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014