Februar

Ewe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛbɹʊʌɹ/

Proper noun

Februar

  1. February

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Februārius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːbruaːr/, [ˈfeː.bʁuˌaː(ɐ̯)], [-ˌaːʁ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈfeː.bʁʊɐ̯] (casual variant)
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Noun

Februar m (strong, genitive Februars or Februar, plural Februare)

  1. February
    Synonym: (obsolete) Hornung

Declension

Descendants

  • → Estonian: veebruar
  • → Kashubian: februar
  • → Luxembourgish: Februar

See also

Further reading

  • “Februar” in Duden online
  • “Februar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Februar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfeːbʀuˌaː(ʀ)]

Proper noun

Februar

  1. February

See also

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English Februarie, februari, februare, from Latin Februārius (“the month of the Februa”), from Fēbrua (“the Purgings, the Purifications”), a Roman holiday two days after its ides (i.e., Feb. 15), + -arius (“-ary: forming adjectives”). Fēbrua from fēbruum (“purging”), from an earlier Sabine [Term?] word, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”) and thus cognate with English thio- (“sulfurous”) and Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon, “sulfur”) or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris, an extension of the root *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”) and thus cognate with English fever and Latin febris. A relatinization abandoning feoverel, from feverier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛbruər]

Proper noun

Februar

  1. February

See also

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