feb

See also: Feb, fèb, and Feb.

Dutch

Noun

feb m

1. abbreviation of februari (“February”)

   Coordinate terms: jan, mrt, apr, mei, jun, jul, aug, sep, okt, nov, dec

Italian

Noun

feb m

1. alternative form of feb.: abbreviation of febbraio (“February”)

   Coordinate terms: gen, mar, apr, mag, giu, lug, ago, set, ott, nov, dic

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French faible.

Adjective

feb

1. weak

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *weswā, a derivative of Proto-Celtic *wesus (“excellent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸʲeβ/

Noun

feb f (genitive feibe, nominative plural feba)

1. excellence
2. wealth
3. quality

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	febL	feibL, fib	febaH
vocative	febL	feibL, fib	febaH
accusative	feibN, fib	feibL, fib	febaH
genitive	feibeH	febL	febN
dative	feibL, fib	febaib	febaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• feib

Descendants

• Irish: feabh
• Scottish Gaelic: feabh, feibh

Mutation

Mutation of feb

radical	lenition	nasalization
feb	ḟeb	feb pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “feb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French faible.

Adjective

feb

1. weak

References

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN

Slovak

Noun

feb m inan

1. (rare, technical, proscribed elsewhere) alternative form of feb.: abbreviation of február (“February”)

   Coordinate terms: jan, mar, apr, máj, jún, júl, aug, sep, okt, nov, dec

Spanish

Noun

feb m

1. alternative form of feb.: abbreviation of febrero (“February”)

   Coordinate terms: ene, mar, abr, may, jun, jul, ago, sept, oct, nov, dic

Swedish

Noun

feb c

1. alternative form of feb.: abbreviation of februar (“February”)

   Coordinate terms: jan, mar, apr, maj, jun, jul, aug, sep, okt, nov, dec