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fervere

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fervere, from Classical Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to be hot, boil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛr.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvere
  • Hyphenation: fèr‧ve‧re

Verb

fèrvere (first-person singular present fèrvo, first-person singular past historic (rare) fervétti or (ditto, traditional) fervètti or (rare) fervéi, no past participle) (intransitive)

  1. (literary) to be scorching
  2. (literary) to seethe (of a liquid)
  3. (figurative) to be intense or violent
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Fervevano i preparativi per la Settimana dell'Odio, e il personale dei Ministeri faceva gli straordinari.
      The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing, and the staffs of all the Ministries were working overtime.
      (literally, “The preparations for Hate Week were intense, and the Ministry staff was working overtime.”)

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

fervēre

  1. present active infinitive of ferveō

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