fervor
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝvɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
fervor (countable and uncountable, plural fervors)
- (American spelling) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
- The coach trains his water polo team with fervor.
- (American spelling) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
- (American spelling) Heat.
Synonyms[edit]
- (passionate enthusiasm): fire in the belly, zeal
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor
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passionate enthusiasm for some cause
heat
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Further reading[edit]
- fervor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- fervor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021), “fervor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin fervor, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Noun[edit]
fervor m or f (plural fervors)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “fervor” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Further reading[edit]
- “fervor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fervor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fervor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fervor m (genitive fervōris); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fervor | fervōrēs |
| Genitive | fervōris | fervōrum |
| Dative | fervōrī | fervōribus |
| Accusative | fervōrem | fervōrēs |
| Ablative | fervōre | fervōribus |
| Vocative | fervor | fervōrēs |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- fervor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fervor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fervor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin fervor. Attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Noun[edit]
fervor f (plural fervors)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 271.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fervor m (plural fervores)
- fervour (passionate enthusiasm)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “fervor” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fervor m (plural fervores)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “fervor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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