ferru

Corsican

Alternative forms

• farru

Noun

ferru m

1. iron

Further reading

• “ferru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Fala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈferu/
• Rhymes: -eru
• Syllabification: fe‧rru

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

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Old Latin *fersom

Latin ferrum

Old Galician-Portuguese ferro

Fala ferru

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ferro, from Latin ferrum.

Noun

ferru m (plural ferrus)

1. iron

Derived terms

• ferral (“to horseshoe”)
• ferreiru (“blacksmith”)

Related terms

• ferramenta (“tool”)
• ferrumbri (“rust”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ferru

1. first-person singular present indicative of ferral (“to horseshoe”)

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 143

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• erru (most of Nuorese)

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈferru/

Noun

ferru m (plural ferros)

1. (uncountable) iron (metal)
2. An iron tool.
3. (in the plural) handcuffs

See also

• atzàrgiu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛrru/, [ˈfɛʐ.ʐu]
• Hyphenation: fèr‧ru

Noun

ferru m (plural ferri)

1. iron

Related terms

• firraru

See also

• azzaru
• ramu
• firrijari