ferru

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Corsican

Alternative forms

Noun

ferru m

  1. iron

Further reading

  • ferru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Fala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈferu/
  • Rhymes: -eru
  • Syllabification: fe‧rru

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferro, from Latin ferrum.

Noun

ferru m (plural ferrus)

  1. iron
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ferru

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ferral (to horseshoe)

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Sardinian

Alternative forms

  • erru (most of Nuorese)

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferru m (plural ferros)

  1. (uncountable) iron (metal)
  2. An iron tool.
  3. (in the plural) handcuffs

See also

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrru/,
  • Hyphenation: fèr‧ru

Noun

ferru m (plural ferri)

  1. iron

See also