ferro-
English
editEtymology
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- (chemistry) ferrous:
- Iron (the metal).
- Synonym: ferri-
- Iron of oxidation number 2.
- Coordinate term: ferri-
- Iron (the metal).
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editFinnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English ferro-).
Pronunciation
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editFurther reading
edit- “ferro-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
editEtymology 1
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Etymology 2
editFrom chemin de fer (literally “iron paths”).
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- Relating to railways
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editItalian
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- ferro-
- forms terms relating to railways/railroads
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editPolish
editEtymology
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editferro-
- ferro-
- ferro- + magnetyzm → ferromagnetyzm
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editFurther reading
edit- ferro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom ferrum (“iron”). The "railroad" sense comes from ferrocarril (“railroad”, literally “iron path”).
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Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ferro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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