Portoferraio
See also: Porto Ferraio and Porto Ferrajo
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian Portoferraio (literally “iron-working harbour”), from porto (“harbour”) + ferraio (“that works iron”), after the numerous ironworks historically present in its territory.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPortoferraio
- A city and comune in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, in the north of Elba, featuring a prominent harbour.
Translations
editcity and harbour in the north of Elba, Italy
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Further reading
edit- Portoferraio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom porto (“harbour/harbor”) + ferraio (“that works iron”), literally “iron-working harbour/harbor”, after the numerous ironworks historically present in its territory.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPortoferraio f
- Portoferraio (a city and harbour in Elba, Italy)
Descendants
editDescendants
- → 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)
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