ferri
التعريفات والمعاني
== Albanian ==
=== Noun ===
ferri
inflection of ferr:
definite nominative singular
indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈfe̞.ri]
IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfɛ.ri]
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Latin ferreus, from ferrum.
==== Adjective ====
ferri (feminine fèrria, masculine plural ferris, feminine plural fèrries)
(relational) iron
(figuratively) strong, durable
===== Synonyms =====
ferrís
===== Derived terms =====
via fèrria
===== Related terms =====
ferro
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from English ferry.
==== Noun ====
ferri m (plural ferris)
ferryboat
Synonym: transbordador
=== Etymology 3 ===
==== Verb ====
ferri
inflection of ferrar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“ferri”, 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
“ferri”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“ferri” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “ferri”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English ferry.
=== Noun ===
ferri m (plural ferris)
ferry
Synonym: transbordador
== Italian ==
=== Noun ===
ferri m
plural of ferro
(plural only) fetters
=== Adjective ===
ferri m
masculine plural of ferro
=== Verb ===
ferri
inflection of ferrare:
second-person singular present indicative
first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== Anagrams ===
Freir
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɛr.riː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛr.ri]
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Verb ====
ferrī
present passive infinitive of ferō
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
ferrī
genitive singular of ferrum
== Old Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
A ja-stem adjective backformed from the adverb ferro (“far”).
=== Adjective ===
ferri
far, distant
==== Inflection ====
==== Descendants ====
Middle Dutch: verre
Dutch: ver
==== References ====
“ferri”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ferry
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English ferry.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈferi/ [ˈfe.ri]
Rhymes: -eri
Syllabification: fe‧rri
=== Noun ===
ferri m (plural ferris)
ferry
Synonyms: transbordador, trasbordador
=== Further reading ===
“ferri”, 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