See also: fahre

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vere, from Old High German *fera, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ (ferry), derived from *farjaną (to bring, carry), the causative form of *faraną (to travel), whence German fahren. Akin to Dutch veer, English ferry, Danish færge and Swedish färja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːrə/, [ˈfɛː.ʁə], [ˈfeː-], [-ɾə]
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  • Hyphenation: Fäh‧re
  • Homophone: faire

Noun

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Fähre f (genitive Fähre, plural Fähren)

  1. ferry

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Fähre” in Duden online
  • Fähre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache