# ferro
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈfɛ.ru]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfɛ.ro]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan ferro~ferre~ferr, from Latin ferrum.

#### Noun

ferro m (plural ferros)
* iron (a metallic element)
* something made of iron
* (golf) iron (a golf club used for middle-distance shots)

##### Derived terms

* aferrar
* ferralla
* ferrar
* ferreny
* fèrric
* ferrís
* ferro colat
* ferrocarril
* ferrós

##### Related terms

* ferrer
* ferri

#### References

* “ferro” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

#### Further reading

* “ferro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “ferro”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “ferro” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

ferro
* first-person singular present indicative of ferrar

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɛro/ [ˈfɛ.rʊ]
* Rhymes: -ɛro

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferro, from Latin ferrum.

#### Noun

ferro m (plural ferros)
* (uncountable) iron
* iron tool or object
* iron reinforcement
* iron shaft of a watermill
* ploughshare
    Synonym: rella
* iron head, spearhead

##### Derived terms

* Ferro
* ferro de monte
* ferro de pasar
* ferro doce
* ferrocarril
* pauferro

##### Related terms

* ferra
* Ferradal
* Ferradás
* ferrador
* ferradura
* ferralla
* ferrar
* ferraría
* ferraxe
* Ferreira
* Ferreiras
* Ferreiriño
* ferreiro
* Ferreiroa
* Ferreiroá
* ferreirolo
* Ferreirúa
* ferreña
* férreo
* Ferrería
* ferrete
* ferrollo
* ferrón
* ferroso
* ferrusco
* ferruxe

#### Adjective

ferro (feminine ferra, masculine plural ferros, feminine plural ferras)
* made of iron
* having a metallic or ferrous taste

#### References

* “ferro” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
* “ferro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ferro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

ferro
* first-person singular present indicative of ferrar

## Interlingua
### Noun

ferro (uncountable)
* iron

#### Related terms

* ferrose

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɛr.ro/
* Rhymes: -ɛrro
* Hyphenation: fèr‧ro

### Etymology 1

From Latin ferrum.

#### Noun

ferro m (plural ferri, diminutive ferrétto or ferrettìno; (less common) ferrìno or ferrolìno or ferrùzzo/(rare) ferrùccio, pejorative ferràccio)
* (chemistry) iron (metal, tool made of iron)

##### Derived terms

* di ferro
* ferraio
* ferrame
* ferramenta
* ferramento
* ferrare
* ferrareccia
* ferreo
* ferriera
* ferrifero
* ferrite
* ferritina
* ferro da maglia, ferro da calza
* ferro da stiro
* ferro di cavallo
* ferro-
* ferroso
* ferrovia

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ferro
* first-person singular present indicative of ferrare

### See also

* ferro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈfer.roː/, [ˈfɛrːoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈfer.ro/, [ˈfɛrːo]

### Noun

ferrō n
* dative/ablative singular of ferrum

### References

* ferro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɛ.ro/

### Noun

ferro m (plural ferros)
* (uncountable) iron
** 1371, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 434:Demays lançaron lámeas trauesas grandes de ferro enna porta do dito thesouro con clauos que passauan da outra parte, en tal maneyra, que os enssarraron enno dito thesouro; et en todo aquel dia non les leixaron dar nen auer pan, nen vino, nen outra vianda nihuaAlso, they nailed large iron plates across that treasury's door, with nails that pierced through the door, so that they were shut up in the aforementioned treasury; and that whole day they didn't let them have bread, nor wine, nor any other viand whatsoever
* an object made of iron
** 1458, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 437:Que o dito Lourenço, ferreiro, que faça seysçentos ferros de quatro pees en longo et de cada parte hua argolla grande et grosa [...] et que cada ferro teña as argollas ben saldadas, por que se algua das soldadoras falleçese, toda a obra se perdería.Said Lourenzo, blacksmith, must make six hundred iron items, each one four-feet long and having at both extremes a thick and large ring [...] and every iron item must have its rings correctly welded, because if any of the welds failed, the whole work would be lost.
* iron head, spearhead
** 1458, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 340:et que, yndo él fogindo, lle lançara duas lanças e hua que lle dera por lo braço e llo pasara et a outra que lle puxeran por lle dar por lo ventre, et que, quando a vira vir, que a tomara por lo ferro, viindo por lo ayre, et que cortara a maao toda de dentroand that while he was fleeing he has two spears thrown at him, one that hit him in the arm and overtook him, and another that was thrown towards his belly; but he, when he saw it coming, took it by the spearhead, while coming through the air, and it cut his hand on the inside

#### Descendants

* Fala: ferru
* Galician: ferro
* Portuguese: ferro (see there for further descendants)

### Further reading

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ferro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “ferro”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ferro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Old High German
### Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.

#### Adverb

ferro
* afar

##### Descendants

* Middle High German: verre
** Cimbrian: vèrre, bèrre (Mezzaselva)
** Mòcheno: vèrr

### Etymology 2

Akin to the verb faran.

#### Noun

ferro m
* skipper

##### Declension
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [ˈfɛ.hu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [ˈfɛ.hu]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [ˈfɛ.χu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɛ.ʁo/ [ˈfɛ.ho]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfɛ.ʁu/
* Hyphenation: fer‧ro

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferro, from Latin ferrum, of uncertain origin.

#### Noun

ferro m (plural ferros)
* iron (metal)
* (chemistry) iron (chemical element)
* iron (an object made of iron, such as a blade or bolt)
* iron (appliance for pressing clothes)
* (Brazil, slang) a tough life or situation
* (Brazil, slang) rod; handgun
** 1996 August 10, MC Bob Rum (lyrics and music), “Rap do Silva” (2:36 from the start), in Está Escrito, Rio de Janeiro: Spotlight Records:Carregava um ferro em uma de suas mãos / Apertou o gatilho, sem dar qualquer explicaçãoHe held a handgun in one of his hands / He pulled the trigger, without giving any explanation

##### Derived terms

* ferrado
* ferrar
* ferraria
* ferrato
* ferreiro
* ferrenho
* férreo
* férrico
* ferrífero
* ferro-velho
* ferropeia
* ferros
* ferrovia
* ferrugem
* quem com ferro mata com ferro morre

##### Descendants

* Guinea-Bissau Creole: feru
* Indo-Portuguese: feru
* Kabuverdianu: féru
* Korlai Creole Portuguese: fɛr
* Macanese: fero
* Principense: ufew
* Sãotomense: felu
* → Tetum: ferru

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ferro
* first-person singular present indicative of ferrar