fervoyo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto fervojo. Equivalent to fero (“iron”) +‎ voyo (“road, way”), calque of Italian ferrovia, German Eisenbahn, Russian желе́зная доро́га (želéznaja doróga), Spanish ferrocarril and French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ferˈvo.jo/

Noun

fervoyo (plural fervoyi)

1. railway/railroad (rail track)
2. railway/railroad (rail transport institute or network)

Derived terms

• fervoyala