ferrovia

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See also: ferrovía

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ferrovia (plural ferrovias)

  1. railway

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ferro- +‎ via, a calque of German Eisenbahn.

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  • IPA(key): /fer.roˈvi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vì‧a

Noun[edit]

ferrovia f (plural ferrovie)

  1. railway/railroad

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian ferrovia. By surface analysis, ferro +‎ via.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [ˌfɛ.hoˈvi.ɐ], /fe.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [fe.hoˈvi.ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [ˌfɛ.χoˈvi.ɐ], /fe.ʁoˈvi.ɐ/ [fe.χoˈvi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvi.a/ [ˌfɛ.hoˈvi.a], /fe.ʁoˈvi.a/ [fe.hoˈvi.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vi‧a

Noun[edit]

ferrovia f (plural ferrovias)

  1. railway (a track consisting of parallel rails)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) estrada-de-ferro, (Portugal) caminho-de-ferro, via-férrea
    Meronyms: trilho, carril, travessa, dormente

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