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ferrovia

See also: ferrovía

Interlingua edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ferrovia (plural ferrovias)

  1. railway

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From ferro- +‎ via, a calque of German Eisenbahn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fer.roˈvi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vì‧a

Noun edit

ferrovia f (plural ferrovie)

  1. railway/railroad

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian ferrovia. By surface analysis, ferro +‎ via.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [ˌfɛ.hoˈvi.ɐ], /fe.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [fe.hoˈvi.ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [ˌfɛ.χoˈvi.ɐ], /fe.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [fe.χoˈvi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvi.a/ [ˌfɛ.hoˈvi.a], /fe.ʁoˈvi.a/ [fe.hoˈvi.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vi‧a

Noun edit

ferrovia f (plural ferrovias)

  1. railway (a track consisting of parallel rails)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) estrada-de-ferro, (Portugal) caminho-de-ferro, via-férrea
    Meronyms: trilho, carril, travessa, dormente

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ “ferrovia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “ferrovia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  3. ^ “ferrovia” in iDicionário Aulete.
  4. ^ “ferrovia” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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