antifebril

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

Portuguese anti-

Portuguese febril

Portuguese antifebril

From anti- + febril.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.feˈbɾiw/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.feˈbɾiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.fɨˈbɾil/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.fɨˈβɾiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.fɨˈbɾil/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.fɨˈβɾiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.fɨˈbɾi.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧fe‧bril

Adjective

antifebril m or f (plural antifebris)

1. (pharmacology) antipyretic; antifever; antifebrile (that reduces fever)

   Synonym: antipirético

Noun

antifebril m (plural antifebris)

1. (pharmacology) antipyretic (medication that reduces fever)

   Synonym: antipirético

Further reading

• “antifebril”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “antifebril”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French antifébrile.

Noun

antifebril n (plural antifebrili)

1. antipyretic

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	antifebril	antifebrilul	antifebrili	antifebrilile
genitive-dative	antifebril	antifebrilului	antifebrili	antifebrililor
vocative	antifebrilule		antifebrililor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)bor.

Spanish anti-

Spanish febril

Spanish antifebril

From anti- + febril.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌantifeˈbɾil/ [ˌãn̪.t̪i.feˈβ̞ɾil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: an‧ti‧fe‧bril

Adjective

antifebril m or f (masculine and feminine plural antifebriles)

1. antipyretic

   Synonyms: antitérmico, antipirético

Noun

antifebril m (plural antifebriles)

1. antipyretic

   Synonyms: antitérmico, antipirético

Further reading

• “antifebril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025