fièvre

See also: fievre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French fievre, from Old French fievre, from Latin febris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɛvʁ/

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Noun

fièvre f (plural fièvres)

1. fever

   bouton de fièvre ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   fièvre aphteuse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   fièvre de cheval ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   fièvre de lait ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   fièvre jaune ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• enfiévrer
• fiévreux

Related terms

• fébrile

Descendants

• ⇒ Mauritian Creole: lafiev

Further reading

• “fièvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fievre, from Latin febris.

Noun

fièvre f (plural fièvres)

1. (Jersey, medicine) fever

Derived terms

• fièvre d'rhonmatisses (“rheumatic fever”)
• fièvre êcarlate (“scarlet fever”)
• fièvre trembliante (“ague”)