fervor
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Commonwealth spelling) fervour
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
passionate enthusiasm for some cause
heat
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Further reading[edit]
- fervor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fervor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fervor m (genitive fervōris); third declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | fervor | fervōrēs |
Genitive | fervōris | fervōrum |
Dative | fervōrī | fervōribus |
Accusative | fervōrem | fervōrēs |
Ablative | fervōre | fervōribus |
Vocative | fervor | fervōrēs |
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
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fervor m (plural fervores)
- fervour (passionate enthusiasm)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fervor m (plural fervores)
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