fevereiro

See also: Fevereiro

Old Portuguese

Noun

fevereiro m

  1. Alternative form of fevreyro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old 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

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨ.vɨ.ˈɾɐj.ɾu/, /fɨ.vɨ.ˈɾej.ɾu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ve.ˈɾe(j).ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: fe‧ve‧rei‧ro

Noun

fevereiro m (plural fevereiros)

  1. February

Usage notes

In Brazilian Portuguese, the names of months were usually not capitalized. But in Portugal they were. The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 abolished their capitalization.

Descendants

See also

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