ferri

See also: Ferri, ferrí, and ferri-

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ferri”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014