Portoferraio

See also: Porto Ferraio and Porto Ferrajo

English

Alternative forms

• Porto Ferraio, Porto Ferrajo (obsolete)

Etymology

Italian Portoferraio (literally “iron-working harbour”), from porto (“harbour”) + ferraio (“that works iron”), after the numerous ironworks historically present in its territory.

Proper noun

Portoferraio

1. A city and comune in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, in the north of Elba, featuring a prominent harbour

Translations

city and harbour in the north of Elba, Italy

• Armenian: Պորտոֆերաիո (Portoferaio)
• Belarusian: По̀ртафера́ё n (Pòrtafjerájo)
• Bulgarian: Портоферайо n (Portoferajo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 費拉約港／费拉约港, 费拉约港 (Fèilāyāo gǎng)

• French: Portoferraio (fr) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀργῷος Λῐμήν m (Argôios Limḗn), Λῐμὴν Ἀργῷος m (Limḕn Argôios)

• Italian: Portoferraio f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ポルトフェッラーイオ (Porutoferrāio)
• Korean: 포르토페라이오 (Poreutoperaio)
• Latin: Argōus Portus m, Portus Argōus m, Cosmopolis f, Portus Ferrārius m
• Persian: پورتوفرایو (Portoferâyo)
• Russian: По̀ртоферра́йо n (Pòrtoferrájo)
• Sicilian: Portufirraiu f
• Ukrainian: По̀ртоферра́йо n (Pòrtoferrájo)

Further reading

• Portoferraio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Etymology

Literally “iron-working harbour”, from porto (“harbour”) +‎ ferraio (“that works iron”), after the numerous ironworks historically present in its territory.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔr.to.ferˈra.jo/, [ˌpɔrt̪ofeˈrːäːjo]
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ajo
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: Por‧to‧fer‧rà‧io

Proper noun

Portoferraio f

1. Portoferraio (a city and harbour in Elba, Italy)

Descendants

• English: Portoferraio