fera

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin fera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfe.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa === Noun === fera f (plural feres) wild animal, beast ==== Related terms ==== fer ferí === Adjective === fera feminine singular of fer (“wild, untamed”) === Further reading === “fera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Chichewa == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúɪda (“applicative of *-kúa (“to die”)”). By surface analysis, -fa (“to die”) +‎ -era (“applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfe.ɽa/ === Verb === -fera (infinitive kuféra) Applicative form of -fa to die for someone to die to break down (cars) ==== Derived terms ==== kadzifere (“a daring person who's not afraid to die”) === References === Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfera/ Rhymes: -era Syllabification: fe‧ra === Adjective === fera (accusative singular feran, plural feraj, accusative plural ferajn) iron (attributive) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fə.ʁa/, /fʁa/ === Verb === fera third-person singular future of faire == Gothic == === Romanization === fēra romanization of 𐍆𐌴𐍂𐌰 == Japanese == === Romanization === fera Rōmaji transcription of フェラ == Latin == === Etymology === For the gender, perhaps compare the semantically similar bēstia f, bēlua f, and pecus f. === Pronunciation 1 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɛ.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.ra] ==== Adjective ==== fera inflection of ferus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Noun ==== fera f (genitive ferae); first declension wild animal; beast ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== Catalan: fera Italian: fiera Portuguese: fera Romanian: fiară Spanish: fiera === Pronunciation 2 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɛ.raː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.ra] ==== Adjective ==== ferā ablative feminine singular of ferus === References === “fera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “fera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "fera", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “fera”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian ferire, from Latin ferire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛː.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛːra === Verb === fera (imperfect jferi, past participle ferit) to injure, wound Synonyms: darab, ġeraħ ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfeː.rɑ/ Rhymes: -ē.rɑ === Alternative forms === fœ̄ra — Anglian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *fōrijō, from *fōrijan +‎ *-ō. === Noun === fēra m (West Saxon) companion, associate ==== Usage notes ==== According to the Dictionary of Old English, this word occurs only six times, and four of these are in its Anglian form fœ̄ra (three in the Northumbrian Lindisfarne Gospels and one in the Mercian section of the Rushworth Gospels. The other two attestations are in West Saxon. Although unattested, the laws of sound change suggest that the Kentish form ought to have been *fœ̄ra early on, and then later *fēra. The forms in the table below marked with * reflect the expected yet unattested forms in West Saxon. The forms in this table without * reflect the few forms directly attested in West Saxon. ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ġefēra ==== Related terms ==== === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fera”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfera/ === Noun === fera f This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin fera, from ferus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ Hyphenation: fe‧ra === Noun === fera f (plural feras) beast (non-human animal) Synonyms: besta, bicho, criatura (Brazil, figurative) beast (violent person) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === fera m or f (plural feras) (Brazil, colloquial) skillful person (Pernambuco, colloquial) freshman Synonyms: caloiro, bicho === Adjective === fera m or f (plural feras) (Brazil, colloquial) skillful === Adjective === fera feminine singular of fero === Quotations === For quotations using this term, see Citations:fera. === See also === feroz feral === Further reading === “fera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fera”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “fera”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “fera”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “fera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sicilian == === Etymology === From Late Latin feria (“festival, holiday”), from Latin feriae, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”). Cognate with Galician feira, Portuguese feira ~ féria, Spanish feria, French foire, Italian fiera and English fair. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ɾa/, [ˈfɛ.ɾa] Rhymes: -ɛɾa Hyphenation: fè‧ra === Noun === fera f (plural feri) market Synonym: mircatu fair Synonym: sacra ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === == Silesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Fähre. Displaced Old Polish prom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛra Syllabification: fe‧ra === Noun === fera f ferry (boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another) Synonym: flōs === Further reading === Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “fera”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 210 == Tetum == === Verb === fera to split to crack, to burst open