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Portuguese
Etymology
First attested in 1899, from ferrovia + -ário. Compare Italian ferroviario, French ferroviaire.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vi‧á‧ri‧o
Adjective
ferroviário (feminine ferroviária, masculine plural ferroviários, feminine plural ferroviárias)
- (relational) railway, rail
- Coordinate terms: aéreo, fluvial, marítimo, rodoviário