ferro-
English
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editferro-
- (chemistry) ferrous:
- Iron (the metal).
- Synonym: ferri-
- Iron of oxidation number 2.
- Coordinate term: ferri-
- Iron (the metal).
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editFinnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English ferro-).
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editferro-
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editFurther reading
edit- “ferro-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
editEtymology 1
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editferro-
Etymology 2
editFrom chemin de fer (literally “iron paths”).
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editferro-
- Relating to railways
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editItalian
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editferro-
- ferro-
- forms terms relating to railways/railroads
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editPolish
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edit- IPA(key): /fɛr.rɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrrɔ
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Prefix
editferro-
- ferro-
- ferro- + magnetyzm → ferromagnetyzm
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editFurther reading
edit- ferro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom ferrum (“iron”). The "railroad" sense comes from ferrocarril (“railroad”, literally “iron path”).
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editferro-
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editFurther reading
edit- “ferro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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