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Fiebre is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la fiebre ("fever").
FEMININEla fiebre
fever
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How do you say fiebre in Spanish?
How do you pronounce fiebre in Spanish?
fiebre is pronounced /la ˈfjeβɾe/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La fiebre alta que tenía mi hija desapareció después de tomar la medicina.
The high fever that my daughter had disappeared after taking the medicine.
Esta fiebre peligrosa requiere atención médica inmediata porque puede ser grave.
This dangerous fever requires immediate medical attention because it can be serious.
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Why is it feminine?
Fiebre is feminine because it descends from Latin "febris," which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. Spanish nouns ending in "-e" of Latin feminine origin typically retain the feminine gender.
What is the Spanish word for fever?
The Spanish word for fever is la fiebre — feminine.
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