# 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

#### 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: (Central, Balearic) [fəˈra]
* IPA: (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)

#### Derived terms

* desferrar
* ferrada
* ferrador
* ferradura
* ferrament
* ferrat

### Further reading

* “ferrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “ferrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “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: [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)
** 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 65:Ferrar se deue o Cauallo con ferraduras rredondas conuiniuylles as huñas, et deuen os canellos das ferraduras seer estreitos et lleues. Et quanto as ferraduras mais lligeiras foren tanto o Cauallo alçara os pees mais lligeiramenteThe horse must be horseshoed with round horseshoes, appropriate to the hoofs, and their calks must be thin and light. The lighter the horseshoes, the lighter the horse will lift his feet.
* to garnish with iron

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* ferro

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ferrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ferrar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (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, 2012–2025
* 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 (2014).
* 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

* (Brazil) IPA: /feˈʁa(ʁ)/ [feˈha(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /feˈʁa(ʁ)/ [feˈha(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /feˈʁa(ɾ)/ [feˈha(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /feˈʁa(ʁ)/ [feˈχa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /feˈʁa(ɻ)/ [feˈha(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /fɨˈʁaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fɨˈʁaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /fɨˈʁa.ɾi/
* 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

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* ferreiro
* ferro

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ferrāre, from Latin ferrum (Spanish fierro).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “ferrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10