ferrovia

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See also: ferrovía

Interlingua

Pronunciation

Noun

ferrovia (plural ferrovias)

  1. railway

Italian

Etymology

From ferro- +‎ via, a calque of German Eisenbahn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fer.roˈvi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vì‧a

Noun

ferrovia f (plural ferrovie)

  1. railway/railroad

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ferrovia. By surface analysis, ferro +‎ via.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vi‧a

Noun

ferrovia f (plural ferrovias)

  1. railway (a track consisting of parallel rails)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) estrada-de-ferro, (Portugal) caminho-de-ferro, via-férrea
    Meronyms: trilho, carril, travessa, dormente

See also

References

  1. ^ “ferrovia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “ferrovia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  3. ^ “ferrovia” in iDicionário Aulete.
  4. ^ “ferrovia” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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