februarie

See also: Februarie

Latin

Adjective

februārie

1. vocative masculine singular of februārius

Romanian

Alternative forms

• fevruarie — archaic
• februar — dated or poetic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin (mensis) februārius (19th century), and influenced by the older form of the word. Replaced older fevruarie which came from the same word but through a Slavic intermediary. The original term inherited from Latin, făurar, remains a folk term for the month.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (most common) /feˈbrwa.rje/, /feˈbrwa.ri.e/, /fe.bruˈa.rje/, (prescribed, uncommon) /fe.bruˈa.ri.e/, (also common) /ˈfe.brwa.rje/

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• Rhymes: -arie, -arje, -ebruarje
• Hyphenation: fe‧bru‧a‧ri‧e

Noun

februarie m (uncountable)

1. February

   Synonym: (popular/folk name) făurar

Usage notes

Articulated usage (februariele) is proscribed.

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	februarie	februariele
genitive-dative	februarie	februarie
vocative

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) lună a calendarului gregorian; ianuarie, februarie, martie, aprilie, mai, iunie, iulie, august, septembrie, octombrie, noiembrie, decembrie ^{(Category: ro:Months)}