פֿיבער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German fieber, from Old High German fiebar, from Proto-West Germanic *fēbr, borrowed from Latin febris (“fever”). Cognate too German Fieber and English fever.

Noun

פֿיבער • (fiber) m or n, plural פֿיבערן (fibern)

  1. fever
    Synonyms: היץ (hits), קדחת (kadokhes)

Derived terms

  • פֿיבערדיק (fiberdik)
  • פֿיבעריש (fiberish)
  • פֿיבערן (fibern)
  • צעפֿיבערן (tsefibern)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿיבער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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