Portoferraio

See also: Porto Ferraio and Porto Ferrajo

English

Alternative forms

• Porto Ferraio, Porto Ferrajo (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Portoferraio (literally “iron-working harbour”), from porto (“harbour”) + ferraio (“that works iron”), after the numerous ironworks historically present in its territory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔː(ɹ)təʊfəˈɹaɪəʊ/

Proper noun

Portoferraio

1. A city and comune in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, in the north of Elba, featuring a prominent harbour.

Translations

city and harbour in the north of Elba, Italy

• Armenian: Պորտոֆերաիո (Portoferaio)
• Belarusian: По̀ртафера́ё n (Pòrtafjerájo)
• Bulgarian: Портоферайо n (Portoferajo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 費拉約港／费拉约港 (Fèilāyuē Gǎng)

• French: Portoferraio (fr) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀργῷος Λῐμήν m (Argôios Limḗn), Λῐμὴν Ἀργῷος m (Limḕn Argôios)

• Italian: Portoferraio f
• Japanese: ポルトフェッラーイオ (Porutoferrāio)
• Korean: 포르토페라이오 (Poreutoperaio)
• Latin: Argōus Portus m, Portus Argōus m, Cosmopolis f, Portus Ferrārius m
• Marathi: पॉर्तोफेर्रायो (pŏrtopherrāyo)
• Persian: پورتوفرایو (portoferâyo)
• Russian: По̀ртоферра́йо n (Pòrtoferrájo)
• Sicilian: Portufirraiu f
• Ukrainian: По̀ртоферра́йо n (Pòrtoferrájo)

Further reading

• Portoferraio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From porto (“harbour/harbor”) +‎ ferraio (“that works iron”), literally “iron-working harbour/harbor”, after the numerous ironworks historically present in its territory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔr.to.ferˈra.jo/
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Hyphenation: Por‧to‧fer‧rà‧io

Proper noun

Portoferraio f

1. Portoferraio (a city and harbour in Elba, Italy)

Descendants

Descendants

• → Armenian: Պորտոֆերաիո (Portoferaio)
• → Belarusian: По̀ртафера́ё (Pòrtafjerájo)
• → Bulgarian: Портоферайо (Portoferajo)
• → English: Portoferraio, Porto Ferraio, Porto Ferrajo
• → French: Portoferraio
• → Japanese: ポルトフェッラーイオ (Porutoferrāio)
• → Korean: 포르토페라이오 (Poreutoperaio)
• → Latin: Portus Ferrārius (New Latin)
• → Mandarin: 費拉約港／费拉约港 (Fèilāyuē Gǎng) (partial calque)
• → Persian: پورتوفرایو (portoferâyo)
• → Russian: По̀ртоферра́йо (Pòrtoferrájo)
• → Sicilian: Portufirraiu
• → Ukrainian: По̀ртоферра́йо (Pòrtoferrájo)