Catalan

Noun

ferro m ‎(uncountable)

1. iron

Derived terms

• ferrocarril

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Noun

ferro m ‎(uncountable)

1. iron

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fèr‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛrro/

Noun

ferro m ‎(plural ferri)

1. (chemistry) iron (metal, tool made of iron)

Derived terms

Verb

ferro

1. first-person singular present indicative of ferrare

See also

• ferro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Latin

Noun

ferrō

1. dative singular of ferrum
2. ablative singular of ferrum

References

• FERRO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Old High German

Etymology 1

From the adjective fer.

Adverb

ferro

1. afar

Etymology 2

Akin to the verb faran.

Noun

ferro m

1. skipper

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ferro, from Latin ferrum, from Etruscan and perhaps ultimately of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ʁu/

Noun

ferro m (plural ferros)

1. iron (metal)
2. sword; blade, spearhead

Related terms

• ferrar
• ferraria
• ferrato
• férreo
• ferreiro
• ferrenho
• férrico
• ferrífero
• ferropeia
• ferro-velho
• ferrovia
• ferrugem
• ferruginoso
• quem com ferro mata com ferro morre

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: feru
• Indo-Portuguese: feru
• Kabuverdianu: féru
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: fɛr
• Macanese: fero
• Principense: ufew
• Sãotomense: felu
• Tetum: ferru

Verb

ferro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of ferrar