ferie

English

Etymology

From Middle English ferie, from Old French ferie, from Latin feriae (“holidays”). See fair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪəɹi/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

ferie (plural feries)

1. (obsolete) A holiday.

References

• “ferie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• firee, ifere

Danish

Etymology

From Latin fēriae (“festival, rest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ,

Noun

ferie c (singular definite ferien, plural indefinite ferier)

1. holiday
2. vacation
3. recess

Declension

Further reading

• “ferie” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ferie” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
• ferie on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Italian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

ferie f

1. plural of feria
2. holidays, vacation

Anagrams

• fiere

Middle English

Etymology 1

Partially from Old Norse ferja; partially a back-formation from ferien.

Alternative forms

• fery, ferye, ffery, verye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛriː(ə)/

Noun

ferie (plural feries)

1. A place where a ferry crosses.
2. (rare) A ferry.

Descendants

• English: ferry (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: ferry

References

• “feri(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old French ferie, from Medieval Latin fēria; compare feyre.

Alternative forms

• feri, fery, ferye, fferie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːriː(ə)/

Noun

ferie (plural feries)

1. A weekday; a day of the working week.
2. A feria; a day that isn't a festival.

Related terms

• ferial

Descendants

• English: ferie (obsolete)

References

• “fēri(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin feriae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feːrjə/
• Rhymes: -eːrjə

Noun

ferie m (definite singular ferien, indefinite plural ferier, definite plural feriene)

1. vacation (US), holiday (UK)

Derived terms

Related terms

• feriere

References

• “ferie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin feriae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feːrjə/
• Rhymes: -eːrjə

Noun

ferie m (definite singular ferien, indefinite plural feriar, definite plural feriane)

1. vacation, holiday

Derived terms

• familieferie
• ferieby

Related terms

• feriere, feriera

References

• “ferie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

ferie

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fēriae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.rjɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrjɛ
• Syllabification: fe‧rie

Noun

ferie nvir pl

1. winter vacation
2. (education) winter school break

Declension

Further reading

• ferie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ferie in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Verb

ferie

1. inflection of feriar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative