ferroviário

See also: ferroviario

Portuguese

Etymology

First attested in 1899, from ferrovia +‎ -ário. Compare Italian ferroviario, French ferroviaire.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.u/ [fe.ho.vɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾju/ [fe.hoˈvja.ɾju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.u/ [fe.ho.vɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾju/ [fe.hoˈvja.ɾju]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.u/ [fe.χo.vɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾju/ [fe.χoˈvja.ɾju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe.ʁo.viˈa.ɾi.o/ [fe.ho.vɪˈa.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /fe.ʁoˈvja.ɾjo/ [fe.hoˈvja.ɾjo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.ʁuˈvja.ɾju/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.ʁuˈvja.ɾju/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.ʁuˈbja.ɾju/ [fɨ.ʁuˈβja.ɾju]

• Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧vi‧á‧ri‧o

Adjective

ferroviário (feminine ferroviária, masculine plural ferroviários, feminine plural ferroviárias)

1. (relational) railway, rail

   Coordinate terms: aéreo, fluvial, marítimo, rodoviário