ferrar

== Asturian == === Etymology === From fierru (“iron”) +‎ -ar, or from a Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (“iron”). Compare Spanish herrar. === Verb === ferrar (first-person singular indicative present fierro, past participle ferráu) to shoe (to put horseshoes on a horse) (reflexive) to grab ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== fierru ferradura == Catalan == === Etymology === From ferro (“iron”) +‎ -ar, or from a Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (“iron”). Compare Occitan ferrar, French ferrer, Portuguese ferrar, Spanish herrar, Italian ferrare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈra] IPA(key): (Valencia) [feˈraɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === ferrar (first-person singular present ferro, first-person singular preterite ferrí, past participle ferrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/ (transitive) to horseshoe, to shoe a horse (historical, transitive) to put in irons (to shackle, bind with chains, etc.) (cooking) to fry (eggs) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ferrar”, 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 “ferrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “ferrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ferrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese ferrar, from ferro (“iron”) +‎ -ar, or rather from a Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (“iron”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [feˈraɾ] === Verb === ferrar (first-person singular present ferro, first-person singular preterite ferrei, past participle ferrado) to horseshoe (to apply horseshoes to a horse or other hooved animal) to garnish with iron ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ferro === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ferrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ferrar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “ferrar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ferrar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “ferrar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferrar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From ferro (“iron”) +‎ -ar, or from a Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (“iron”). Compare Spanish herrar, Catalan ferrar, French ferrer, Italian ferrare. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fer‧rar === Verb === ferrar (first-person singular present ferro, first-person singular preterite ferrei, past participle ferrado) to horseshoe (to apply horseshoes to a horse or other hooved animal) (Brazil, slang) to screw (to beset with unfortunate circumstances) (archaic, nautical) to anchor (to cast a ship’s anchor) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ferreiro ferro === Further reading === “ferrar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ferrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (Spanish fierro). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feˈraɾ/ [feˈraɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: fe‧rrar === Verb === ferrar (first-person singular present fierro, first-person singular preterite ferré, past participle ferrado) (transitive) to add iron to (transitive) obsolete spelling of herrar (“to shoe”) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ferrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025