ferrum

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Etymology [edit]

Via Etruscan, perhaps ultimately of Semitic origin.

Noun [edit]

ferrum (genitive ferrī); n, second declension

  1. iron
  2. Any tool made of iron.
  3. sword
    Urbi ferrō flammāque minitatus est.
    He threatened the city with fire and sword.
    Ferro incumbere.
    To fall on his sword.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative ferrum ferra
genitive ferrī ferrōrum
dative ferrō ferrīs
accusative ferrum ferra
ablative ferrō ferrīs
vocative ferrum ferra

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