ferro-

See also: ferro, ferró, and ferrò

English

Etymology

Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

ferro-

1. (chemistry) ferrous:
   1. Iron (the metal).

      Synonym: ferri-

      1. Iron of oxidation number 2.

         Coordinate term: ferri-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ferro-

• ferroalloy
• ferrobacterium
• ferro-cement
• ferrocene
• ferro-cobaltine
• ferro-cobaltite
• ferro-concrete
• ferrocyanhydric acid
• ferrocyanic acid
• ferro-gallic
• ferrometal
• ferro-resonance
• ferro-resonant
• ferrospinel
• ferrotellurite
• ferryl
• hydroferrocyanate
• hydroferrocyanic

 

Related terms

• ferroic

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: rauta-, ferro- (fi)
• Polish: ferro- (pl)

See also

• ferri-
• ferroso-

Anagrams

• frore

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English ferro-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈferːo-/, [ˈfe̞rːo̞-]

Prefix

ferro-

1. ferro-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with ferro-

Further reading

• “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

Etymology 1

From Latin ferrum.

Prefix

ferro-

1. ferro-

Etymology 2

From chemin de fer (literally “iron paths”).

Prefix

ferro-

1. Relating to railways

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ferro-

Italian

Prefix

ferro-

1. ferro-
2. forms terms relating to railways/railroads

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with ferro-

Polish

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛr.rɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrrɔ
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Prefix

ferro-

1. ferro-

   ‎ferro- + ‎magnetyzm → ‎ferromagnetyzm

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with ferro-

Further reading

• ferro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From ferrum (“iron”). The "railroad" sense comes from ferrocarril (“railroad”, literally “iron path”).

Prefix

ferro-

1. forms terms relating to railroads: ferro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with ferro-

Further reading

• “ferro-”, 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