ferrum
Erscheinungsbild
From earlier *ferzom, from a substrate loanword from an unknown source. According to de Vaan, possibly from a Phoeniciandialect,[1] 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 (brzl /barzel/, “iron”), akin to Aramaic פַּרְזְלָא, ܦܪܙܠܐ (parzəlā, “iron”), Akkadian 𒀭𒁇 (parzillum, “iron”), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎗𐎏𐎍 (brḏl, “iron”), considered of Anatolian origin.[2] The word could have entered Latin through Etruscan.[3]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfer.rum/, [ˈfɛrːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfer.rum/, [ˈfɛrːum]
Noun
ferrum n (genitive ferrī); second declension
- iron
- (metonymically) any tool made of iron [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: chalybs
- sword [ hyponyms ▼]
- He threatened the city with fire and sword.
- Ferro incumbere.
- To fall on his sword.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ferrum | ferra |
| Genitive | ferrī | ferrōrum |
| Dative | ferrō | ferrīs |
| Accusative | ferrum | ferra |
| Ablative | ferrō | ferrīs |
| Vocative | ferrum | ferra |