febre

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin febris, febrem (“fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris, an extension of the root *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, warm”).

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfe.bɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfe.bɾe/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

febre f (plural febres)

  1. (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
  2. (figuratively) fever, craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)

Derived terms

Further reading

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfeˀb̥ʁɐ]

Noun

febre c

  1. indefinite plural of feber

Galician

Alternative forms
  • frebe

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese febre, fever (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin febris, febrem (“fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷhris or *bʰebʰris.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛβɾɪ]

Noun

febre f (plural febres)

  1. (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
    Synonym: fogaxe
  2. (figuratively) fever, craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)

Further reading

References
  • “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

Noun

febre (plural febres)

  1. fever (raised body temperature)

Latin

Noun

febre

  1. ablative singular of febris

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese febre, fever, from Latin febris (“fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷhris or *bʰebʰris.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.bɾi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.bɾe/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.bɾ(ɨ)/ [ˈfɛ.βɾ(ɨ)]

  • Hyphenation: fe‧bre

Noun

febre f (plural febres)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.

Derived terms

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfebre]

Noun

febre f

  1. inflection of febră:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular
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