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ferrum.

iron; any tool of iron; weapon, sword;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɛr.rũː]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛr.rum]

  1. iron

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. any tool made of iron

    declension-2 · metonymically · neuter

  3. sword

    declension-2 · neuter
    Urbi ferrō flammāque minitātus est.
    Ferro incumbere.

  4. fight, clash

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Latin *fersom, borrowed from substrate language, of an unknown source. According to De Vaan, possibly from a Phoenician dialect; see 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 (brzl /⁠barzel⁠/, “iron”), akin to Hebrew בַּרְזֶל (barzél), Aramaic פַּרְזְלָא, ܦܪܙܠܐ (parzəlā, “iron”), Akkadian 𒀭𒁇 (parzillum, “iron”), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎗𐎏𐎍 (brḏl, “iron”), considered of Anatolian origin. The word could have entered Latin through Etruscan. Compare typologically ornus (“rowan tree; lance”).

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