Februar
German
Alternative forms
- Feber (Austria, dated)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːbruaːr/, [ˈfeː.bʁu.aːɐ̯] (standard)
- IPA(key): [ˈfeː.bʁʊɐ̯] (casual speech)
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Declension
Synonyms
- (February): Hornung (archaic or poetic)
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːbʀuˌaː(ʀ)/, [ˈfeːbʀuˌaː(χ)]
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 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 fever and febris. A relatinization abandoning Middle English feoverel, from Old French feverier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛbruər]
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