Fähre
See also: fahre
German
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German verb ferian (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *farjaną), the causative form of faran (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *faraną). Akin to Dutch veer, English ferry, Danish færge and Swedish färja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːʀə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːʀə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: Fäh‧re
Noun
Fähre f (genitive Fähre, plural Fähren)