fevereiro
See also: Fevereiro
Old Galician-Portuguese
Noun
fevereiro m (plural fevereiros)
- alternative form of fevreyro
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Fevereiro (pre-1990 spelling, Portugal)
- fevreiro (obsolete, dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese fevereiro, fevreyro, febreyro, from Late Latin Febrārius, from Latin Februārius, from fēbruum (“purification”), via the purification ritual Fēbrua held on February 15 in the old Roman calendar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.veˈɾe(j).ɾu/ [fe.veˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.veˈɾe(j).ɾo/ [fe.veˈɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨ.vɨˈɾɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨ.bɨˈɾej.ɾu/ [fɨ.βɨˈɾej.ɾu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨ.vɨˈɾej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨ.vɨˈɾe.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: fe‧ve‧rei‧ro
Audio (Brazil): (file)
Noun
fevereiro m (plural fevereiros)