ferro

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ro/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ru/

Noun

ferro m (uncountable)

1. iron

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Noun

ferro m (uncountable)

1. iron

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ferro m (plural ferri)

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

Verb

ferro

1. first-person singular present indicative of ferrare

See also

• ferro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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)

Etymology 1

From the adjective fer.

Etymology 2

Akin to the verb faran.

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

Verb

ferro

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