ferreño

Galician

Etymology

From ferro (“iron”) +‎ -eño. Compare Portuguese ferrenho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [feˈreɲʊ]

Adjective

ferreño (feminine ferreña, masculine plural ferreños, feminine plural ferreñas)

1. iron (made of iron)

   Synonyms: de ferro, férreo

2. iron like; hard as iron

   Synonym: férreo

3. staunch, steely, uncompromising

   Synonyms: de ferro, férreo

Derived terms

• ferreña (“zill, jingle”)
• concho ferreño (“hard walnut”)
• pedra ferreña (“basalt”)

References

• “ferreñ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “ferreño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ferreño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ferreño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.