Februar

See also: februar, febrúar, február, and februār

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛbɹʊʌɹ/

Proper noun

Februar

1. February

Related terms

• Dzodze

German

Alternative forms

• Feber (Austria, dated)

Etymology

Learned borrowing 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

Declension of Februar [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Februar	die	Februare
genitive	eines	des	Februars, Februar	der	Februare
dative	einem	dem	Februar	den	Februaren
accusative	einen	den	Februar	die	Februare

Coordinate terms

Gregorian calendar months: Monate im gregorianischen Kalenderedit

• Januar, (Austria, South Tyrol) Jänner
• Februar, (Austria, dated) Feber
• März
• April
• Mai
• Juni, Juno
• Juli, Julei
• August
• September
• Oktober
• November
• Dezember

Descendants

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

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

Gregorian calendar months: Méint am Gregorianesche Kalenneredit

• Januar
• Februar
• Mäerz
• Abrëll
• Mee
• Juni
• Juli
• August
• September
• Oktober
• November
• Dezember

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

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

• Januar
• Februar
• Mairch
• Apryle
• Mey
• Juin
• Julie
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December