ferri

See also: Ferri, ferrí, and ferri-

Albanian

Noun

ferri

1. inflection of ferr:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfɛ.ri]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ferreus, from ferrum.

Adjective

ferri (feminine fèrria, masculine plural ferris, feminine plural fèrries)

1. (relational) iron
2. (figuratively) strong, durable

Synonyms

• ferrís

Derived terms

• via fèrria

Related terms

• ferro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English ferry.

Noun

ferri m (plural ferris)

1. ferryboat

   Synonym: transbordador

Etymology 3

Verb

ferri

1. inflection of ferrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ferri”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ferri”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “ferri” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ferri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from English ferry.

Noun

ferri m (plural ferris)

1. ferry

   Synonym: transbordador

Italian

Noun

ferri m

1. plural of ferro
2. (plural only) fetters

Adjective

ferri m

1. masculine plural of ferro

Verb

ferri

1. inflection of ferrare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Freir

Latin

Noun

ferrī

1. genitive singular of ferrum

Verb

ferrī

1. present passive infinitive of ferō

Old Dutch

Etymology

A ja-stem adjective backformed from the adverb ferro (“far”).

Adjective

ferri

1. far, distant

Inflection

Declension of ferri (ja-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	ferri	ferri	ferri	ferra, ferre
accusative	ferren	ferra	ferri	ferra, ferre
genitive	ferres	ferrero	ferres	ferrero
dative	ferrin, ferremo	ferrero	ferrin, ferremo	ferron
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	ferro	ferra	ferra	ferron
accusative	ferron	ferron	ferra	ferron
genitive	ferrin	ferron	ferrin	ferrono
dative	ferrin	ferron	ferrin	ferron

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: verre
  • Dutch: ver

References

• “ferri”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ferry

Etymology

Borrowed from English ferry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈferi/ [ˈfe.ri]
• Rhymes: -eri
• Syllabification: fe‧rri

Noun

ferri m (plural ferris)

1. ferry

   Synonyms: transbordador, trasbordador

Further reading

• “ferri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024